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[kree-ey-tid] / kriˈeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
built
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STRONG
assembled completed constructed fabricated finished made manufactured produced
WEAK
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
Antonyms
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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
Antonyms
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genuine real true
STRONG
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
WEAK
factual infamous real true unimportant
ADJECTIVE
mythic
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STRONGEST
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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
factual real true
ADJECTIVE
mythical
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STRONGEST
allegorical fabled fanciful fictitious imaginary legendary mythic storied unreal whimsical
WEAK
chimerical fabricated fabulous fairy-tale false fantasy fictive folkloric invented made-up mythological nonexistent pretended supposititious traditional untrue visionary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
factual genuine real sincere true
ADJECTIVE
mythical/mythological
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WEAK
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
WEAK
factual historical real true
ADJECTIVE
mythologic
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WEAK
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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STRONG
begun commenced started
ADJECTIVE
originating
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arising beginning starting stemming
STRONG
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
Synonyms
STRONG
fashioned treated wrought
ADJECTIVE
wrought
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STRONG
constructed elaborated fashioned finished formed hammered manufactured molded ornamented processed shaped worked

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To test the system, the team created a free-space optical link spanning two meters.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Bagpuss, The Clangers and many more children's shows were created by Firmin's father and Oliver Postgate in their studio in Canterbury, and The Beaney is home to a gallery that celebrates their work.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Broucke created an elaborate color and number-coded spreadsheet tracking each cast member’s location, scene and song in those 15-minute increments to ensure the staging appears effortless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

These providers created an average of 56,000 new jobs a month from February 2025 to February 2026.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

He didn’t know the way it pulled at all your muscles and created an anchor in the center of your chest.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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