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
The trials and tribulations of the fictitious protagonist, however, have precedents.
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Common scams doing the rounds at present include fake demands for unpaid road toll fees, claims that shipping fees are needed to release valuable packages from Customs and fictitious warnings about unpaid taxes.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
These are all fictitious moves that are nonetheless enormously fun to watch—even though Chan nearly lost an eye after taking a blow to the brow ridge in one scene.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, the actors are unable to shake their association with the fictitious Sopranos mob family.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
Common scams doing the rounds at present include fake demands for unpaid road toll fees, claims that shipping fees are needed to release valuable packages from Customs and fictitious warnings about unpaid taxes.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
These are all fictitious moves that are nonetheless enormously fun to watch—even though Chan nearly lost an eye after taking a blow to the brow ridge in one scene.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, the actors are unable to shake their association with the fictitious Sopranos mob family.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictitious
Adjective
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The star and executive producer briefly revived the series in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois, two decades later in March 2018.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Kanopy won’t be competing with A24 for Sundance titles anytime soon, but Tyrell hopes to pursue not just documentaries but fictional book adaptations that can tap into a crossover audience of film lovers and avid readers.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 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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The series titles alludes to mythical and powerful ancient artifacts from the game universe.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The First Shadow is a stand-alone prequel to the series, and its creators say the play is, in fact, canon to its mythical universe, and could be referenced in the upcoming Season Five of the series.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Fictitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictitious. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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