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
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Bad Summer People, which has drawn comparisons to The White Lotus, is set in the idyllic fictional town of Salcombe, Fire Island, and follows a sequence of life shattering events when a body is discovered off the side of the boardwalk.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Nowhere is this attention to detail more felt than in the production design of the studio itself, which is intended to emulate great legacy companies like Paramount and Warner Bros., the latter of which stands in for the series’ fictional Continental Studios in exterior scenes.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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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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“Fictitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictitious. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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