fictitious

[fik-tish-uhs] / fɪkˈtɪʃ əs /

ADJECTIVE

untrue, made-up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apocryphal bogus counterfeit fabricated false fanciful fictional imaginary make believe misleading mythical phony sham spurious

WEAK

artificial assumed chimerical concocted cooked-up created 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

STRONGEST

authentic factual genuine honest real sincere true truthful

WEAK

actual certain confirmed proven sure

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With “The Award,” Mr. Pearl swaps the 19th century for the 21st and real-life writers for fictitious and ruthlessly ambitious literary figures.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a GAO report, 23 of 24 fictitious applications were approved for premium subsidies, and 18 were still covered a year later.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its test involved submitting applications from 20 fictitious individuals, of whom 18 were approved.

From Los Angeles Times

Not long ago, a few documents could establish a fictitious identity.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fictitious Sen. Jefferson Smith, played by James Stewart, talks to the point of exhausted collapse as a way of garnering national notice and exposing political corruption.

From Los Angeles Times

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