FICTITIOUS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FICTITIOUS?

Need another word that means the same as “fictitious”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “fictitious” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fictitious” are: assumed, false, fictive, pretended, sham, fabricated, fancied, fictional, fake, counterfeit, imaginary, imagined, make-believe, unreal, mythical, apocryphal

Fictitious as an Adjective

Definitions of "Fictitious" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fictitious” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Formed or conceived by the imagination.
• Occurring in or invented for fiction.
• Adopted in order to deceive.
• Not real or true; imaginary or fabricated.

Synonyms of "Fictitious" as an adjective (16 Words)

apocryphal	Of or belonging to the Apocrypha. The apocryphal Gospel of Thomas.
assumed	Adopted as a basis of reasoning; expected. An assumed cheerfulness.
counterfeit	Made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud. A counterfeit prince.
fabricated	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fabricated excuse for his absence.
fake	(of a person) claiming to be something that one is not. She got on the plane with a fake passport.
false	Used in names of plants animals and gems that superficially resemble the thing properly so called e g false oat. False pretenses.
fancied	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fancied wrong.
fictional	Relating to or occurring in fiction; invented for the purposes of fiction. Fictional texts.
fictive	Capable of imaginative creation. The novel s fictive universe.
imaginary	Not based on fact; unreal- F.D.Roosevelt. Chris had imaginary conversations with her.
imagined	(of something unreal or untrue) believed to exist or be so. They perceive imagined slights where none exist.
make-believe	Imagined as in a play.
mythical	Idealized, especially with reference to the past. A mythical age of contentment and social order.
pretended	Not genuine; assumed. Eating ice cream with pretended unconcern.
sham	Bogus; false. Sham modesty.
unreal	Unrealistic. This conversation is getting more and more unreal.

Usage Examples of "Fictitious" as an adjective

• A fictitious address.
• Reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the Minister.

Associations of "Fictitious" (30 Words)

arthurian	Of or relating to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
assumed	Adopted as a basis of reasoning; expected. An assumed name.
bestseller	A book or other product that sells in very large numbers. The bestseller list.
concoct	Make a concoction of by mixing. His cronies concocted a simple plan.
construct	Make by combining materials and parts. History is largely an ideological construct.
counterfeit	A fraudulent imitation of something else. Counterfeit 10 notes.
dissemble	Conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs. An honest sincere person with no need to dissemble.
escapism	An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy. His alcohol problem was a form of escapism.
fable	A supernatural story incorporating elements of myth and legend. Believers accused the cosmologists of inventing fables on the birth of the universe.
fabricate	Concoct something artificial or untrue. The company fabricates plastic chairs.
fabrication	Writing in a fictional form. The synthesis and fabrication of single crystals.
fake	Make (an event) appear to happen. The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it.
fancied	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fancied wrong.
fanciful	Indulging in or influenced by fancy. Fanciful lunar inhabitants.
feign	Invent (a story or excuse). She feigned nervousness.
fiction	A literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact. The notion of the country being a democracy is a polite fiction.
figment	A thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination. A figment of the imagination.
illusory	Based on or having the nature of an illusion. She knew the safety of her room was illusory.
imaginary	Not based on fact; existing only in the imagination. A small child s imaginary friends.
imagination	The formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses. Her story captured the public s imagination.
imitative	Following a model or example without any attempt at originality. Acting is an imitative art.
inauthentic	False or fake; not what it appears to be. These books were fabricated and contained inauthentic material.
persona	Jungian psychology a personal facade that one presents to the world. Chris adds that his media persona does not match reality.
potboiler	A book, film, or other creative work produced solely to make the originator a living by catering to popular taste.
pretended	Adopted in order to deceive. Eating ice cream with pretended unconcern.
pseudo	Not genuine but having the appearance of. The arty chat of a campus pseudo.
sham	A thing that is not what it is purported to be. A clergyman who arranged a sham marriage.
simulate	Reproduce someone’s behavior or looks. Red ochre intended to simulate blood.
supposed	Generally assumed or believed to be the case, but not necessarily so. The supposed existence of ghosts.
tale	A fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted. A delightful children s tale.