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
On the show, Kate Hudson plays Isla Gordon, the new president of the fictional Los Angeles basketball team the Waves.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 May 2025
The fictional story of the human-shark relationship (and human-ocean relationship) that humans are on the menu—has been one of the most successful Hollywood narratives in motion picture history.
—Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
This latest state-by-state trends data suggests people like fictional moms with plenty of nuance and a bit of a dark side.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 May 2025
Ready to swap the real-world drama for a fictional web of secrets and lies?
—Andrea Bartz, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 May 2025
The fictional story of the human-shark relationship (and human-ocean relationship) that humans are on the menu—has been one of the most successful Hollywood narratives in motion picture history.
—Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
This latest state-by-state trends data suggests people like fictional moms with plenty of nuance and a bit of a dark side.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 May 2025
Ready to swap the real-world drama for a fictional web of secrets and lies?
—Andrea Bartz, People.com, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fictional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictional
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The Scheme To carry out the fraud scheme, the defendants and their co-conspirators created fictitious employers and lists of alleged employees—those lists were generated using personally identifiable information (PII) gleaned from thousands of identity theft victims.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The girl is in the Brazilian capital, but the headset transports her to a fictitious Indigenous village in the Atlantic rainforest, where capybaras and jaguars dart across the landscape.—
Constance Malleret,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 May 2025
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Draw an imaginary line from the magnitude 2.3 star Merak, which forms the outer base of the 'bowl', through Dubhe, the star positioned as the 'pouring tip' of the asterism.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 May 2025
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The mastermind behind covert action, Frank Wisner, never paused to consider that his cure for defeating an imaginary worldwide communist conspiracy was worse than the disease.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
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What makes the book so extraordinary is that is functions as a de facto catalogue for a mythical Rolex museum, chock full of images of timepieces from every Rolex era, dating to 1908, three years after the brand was founded.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
26 May 2025
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The mythical creature is said to be the origin of the first Vietnamese people.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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“Fictional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictional. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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