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fictitious Synonyms

Another word for fictitious

Choosing another word for fictitious depends on context, so the 18 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Not real or true; imaginary or fabricated, especially with the intent to deceive.

Usage Example

"The suspect registered at the hotel under a false name to avoid detection."

Strongest
false
fabricated
bogus
spurious
invented
made-up
Strong
feigned
counterfeit
sham
assumed

• adjective (Context 2)

Occurring in or created for a work of fiction; existing only in imagination.

Usage Example

"The novel is set in a fictional coastal town in nineteenth-century New England."

Strongest
fictional
imaginary
Strong
mythical
imagined
unreal
nonexistent
fanciful
apocryphal

Opposites of fictitious

The opposite of fictitious shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

nonfictional
factual
genuine
real
true
authentic
actual
historical
See all opposites of fictitious

• Nearby Words

fictionalization
fictionalize
fictionally
fictitious
fictitiously
fictive
ficus

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Fictitious. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/fictitious
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