as in fictional
not real and existing only in the imagination
his wartime exploits turned out to be entirely fictitious, as he had never even been in the military
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Recent Examples of fictitious
Aside from Chanelle taking Belle’s story to the press, and Arlo telling Belle off at the funeral, Milla’s family does not retaliate against Belle, or the fictitious Hirsch institute, where Milla first attempted to treat her cancer through dietary changes.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
Created by Chris Romano and Eric Falconer, who also are believed to be back for the sequel, Blue Mountain State is about a fictitious university, Blue Mountain State, and its football team, the Mountain Goats.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
Last month, its editor revealed that A.I. had been used to tweak the Hungarian accents of its stars, Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, and to create fictitious architectural plans and buildings for the closing retrospective of the main character’s career.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
The contractor, for example, operates under a fictitious name.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
Created by Chris Romano and Eric Falconer, who also are believed to be back for the sequel, Blue Mountain State is about a fictitious university, Blue Mountain State, and its football team, the Mountain Goats.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
Last month, its editor revealed that A.I. had been used to tweak the Hungarian accents of its stars, Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, and to create fictitious architectural plans and buildings for the closing retrospective of the main character’s career.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
The contractor, for example, operates under a fictitious name.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictitious
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Set in a fictional recreation of the Secunderabad area that gives the film its title, early glimpses have already generated substantial buzz among Indian cinema fans.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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The series follows the (fictional) famous televangelist family of the Gemstones, led by widowed patriarch Eli (played by John Goodman) alongside his immature children Jesse (Danny McBride), Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam DeVine).—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the case of the imaginary fruit, for example, glucose and citric acid would be used.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some of the stories are set in the past, others in the present, and still others in an imaginary future.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The success of your AI initiatives doesn't depend on finding that mythical, perfect leader.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Under Azra’s oppressive regime, a rebellion headed by a mythical figure known as Uchawi, in alliance with the forest-dwelling Root Sisters, has grown in the shadows to take back Talamh and restore its magical essence.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Fictitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictitious. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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