| 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 | ||