as in fictitious
not real and existing only in the imagination
the events in the horror movie seemed so real to some fans that they could not believe that the whole thing was fictional
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Recent Examples of fictional
And while fictional Amy and Kim are dramatized versions of themselves, there are scenes that mirror arguments and challenges Amy and Kim faced off-screen.
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Emily Weaver, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The series, which has been renewed for a third season, takes a fictional approach to their real-life father daughter bond.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
Part murder mystery, part soap opera with an urban-legend flair, Twin Peaks begins with a resident of the titular fictional Washington town discovering the dead body of a local high-school student, Laura Palmer.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Combs was in good company among the parents of Rosewood, Pa., the fictional setting for Pretty Little Liars' seven seasons of backstabbings and betrayals.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Emily Weaver, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The series, which has been renewed for a third season, takes a fictional approach to their real-life father daughter bond.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
Part murder mystery, part soap opera with an urban-legend flair, Twin Peaks begins with a resident of the titular fictional Washington town discovering the dead body of a local high-school student, Laura Palmer.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Combs was in good company among the parents of Rosewood, Pa., the fictional setting for Pretty Little Liars' seven seasons of backstabbings and betrayals.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictional
Adjective
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Amid the audience laughter at a lecture, U.S. Navy oceanographer Robert Ballard bit his tongue and told the questioner the jewelry was fictitious.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Searches were carried out in France and Belgium last month to determine if his Belgian tax domicile was fictitious.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Emmy Award-winner plays the Black woman stand-in for a white male protagonist in an imaginary story to repurpose the popularity of a once successful Keyworth Pictures’ franchise.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
17 Apr. 2025
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Perception Of Threat: In situations of aggression, whether real or imaginary, a natural response is to fight back.—
Naira Velumyan,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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This relic of constitutional law, which the Supreme Court hasn’t taken seriously since its quiet death in the New Deal era, is more mythical than historical—holding, more or less, that Congress cannot delegate its lawmaking power to another branch of government.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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This name originates from a Greek myth. Eunice: Another historic Greek name, the mythical Eunice was the sea-nymph daughter of Nereus and Doris.—
Lydia Wang,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Fictional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictional. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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