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figment Synonyms

Another word for figment

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• noun (Context 1)

Something that is invented, conceived, or imagined by the mind and has no real existence, yet is often believed to be true.

Usage Example

"The shadowy figure in the hallway turned out to be merely a illusion of the child's overactive imagination."

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illusion
Strong
fabrication
chimera
delusion
hallucination
phantasm
mirage
fantasy
invention
pipe dream

Opposites of figment

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

reality
fact
truth
actuality
certainty
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• Nearby Words

fightback
fighter
fighting
figment
figurative
figuratively
figure

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