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[kree-ey-tid] / kriˈeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
built
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STRONG
assembled completed constructed fabricated finished made manufactured produced
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put together
Antonyms
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flat puny skinny weak
ADJECTIVE
fictitious
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apocryphal bogus counterfeit fabricated false fanciful fictional imaginary make believe misleading mythical phony sham spurious
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artificial assumed chimerical concocted cooked-up deceptive delusive delusory dishonest ersatz factitious fake faked fantastic fashioned feigned fictive figmental hyped-up illusory imagined improvised invented made mock romantic simulated suppositious supposititious synthetic trumped-up unreal
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authentic factual genuine honest real sincere true truthful
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actual certain confirmed proven sure
ADJECTIVE
invented
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assumed fabricated fanciful fictional imaginary imagined made-up simulated unreal
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concocted counterfeit fake faked fashioned feigned improvised made misleading mock sham
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apocryphal artificial bogus chimerical cooked-up deceptive delusive delusory dishonest ersatz factitious false fantastic fantastical fictive figmental hyped-up illusory make believe mythical phony romantic spurious suppositious supposititious synthetic trumped-up
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genuine real true
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truthful
ADJECTIVE
legendary
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fabled fabulous mythical storied
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allegorical apocryphal customary doubtful dubious fabricated fanciful figmental handed-down imaginary imaginative improbable invented mythological related romantic told traditional unhistoric unhistorical unreal unverifiable
Antonyms
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factual infamous real true unimportant
ADJECTIVE
mythic
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allegorical fanciful imaginary legendary whimsical
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chimerical fabled fabricated fabulous fairy-tale false fantasy fictitious fictive folkloric invented made-up mythologic mythological nonexistent pretended storied supposititious traditional unreal untrue visionary
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factual real true
ADJECTIVE
mythical
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allegorical fabled fanciful fictitious imaginary legendary mythic storied unreal whimsical
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chimerical fabricated fabulous fairy-tale false fantasy fictive folkloric invented made-up mythological nonexistent pretended supposititious traditional untrue visionary
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factual genuine real sincere true
ADJECTIVE
mythical/mythological
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allegorical chimerical fabled fabricated fabulous false fanciful fantasy fictitious fictive folkloric imaginary invented legendary made-up mythic nonexistent pretended storied supposititious traditional unreal untrue visionary whimsical
Antonyms
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factual historical real true
ADJECTIVE
mythologic
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allegorical chimerical fabled fabricated fabulous fairy-tale false fanciful fantasy fictitious fictive folkloric imaginary invented legendary made-up mythic mythological nonexistent pretended storied supposititious traditional unreal untrue visionary whimsical
ADJECTIVE
mythological
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allegorical chimerical fabled fabricated fabulous fairy-tale false fanciful fantasy fictitious fictive folkloric imaginary invented legendary made-up mythic mythologic nonexistent pretended storied supposititious traditional unreal untrue visionary whimsical
ADJECTIVE
originated
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begun commenced started
ADJECTIVE
originating
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arising beginning starting stemming
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activated authored begot caused commencing dawning deriving emanating fashioned formed generated induced inspired issuing made motivated proceeding produced
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incepted
ADJECTIVE
worked
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STRONG
fashioned treated wrought
ADJECTIVE
wrought
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STRONG
constructed elaborated fashioned finished formed hammered manufactured molded ornamented processed shaped worked

Example Sentences

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A fenced enclosure was constructed, a pond created and willow planted - and a ditch was "re-wiggled" to restore more natural hydrological flow and habitat complexity.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Risks to the financial system have been reduced since the financial crisis of 2008-09, and some rules have hampered lending and growth as they were created quickly and while regulators were in emergency mode.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Is consciousness simply created by the brain, or could it be a deeper feature of reality itself?

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Paul W. Downs, who created the series alongside Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky, said the finale encapsulates the ethos of the entire five-season project.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

This lighthearted, ladylike reputation created an entire market of products around the sisters and their spirits.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.