English adjective: fictitious | |||
1. | fictitious formed or conceived by the imagination | ||
Samples | A fabricated excuse for his absence. A fancied wrong. A fictional character. | ||
Synonyms | fabricated, fancied, fictional | ||
Similar | unreal | ||
Antonyms | real, existent | ||
2. | fictitious adopted in order to deceive | ||
Samples | An assumed name. An assumed cheerfulness. A fictitious address. Fictive sympathy. A pretended interest. A put-on childish voice. Sham modesty. | ||
Synonyms | assumed, false, fictive, pretended, put on, sham | ||
Similar | counterfeit, imitative | ||
Antonyms | echt, genuine | ||