fabricated
Americanadjective
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made by art or skill and labor.
For the staircases, the ceramics manufacturer supplied a specially fabricated porcelain tile resembling natural stone.
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made by assembling parts or sections.
Plywood is a fabricated wood board made of three or more panels of wood veneer laid one on top of another.
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(of a lie, story, excuse, etc.) devised or invented.
That is a wholly fabricated allegation without any foundation whatsoever.
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faked or forged.
Scientists reported that the fabricated fossil had been made up of parts of a primitive bird and a dinosaur, glued together by a farmer.
verb
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Etymology
Origin of fabricated
First recorded in 1770–80; fabricate + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; fabricate + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Explanation
Something that's fabricated is faked or invented, like a fabricated story about how the dog ate your homework. Trust us, no one believes that. If a journalist uses fabricated quotes, it means he made them up, and if a police officer uses fabricated evidence, it means she deliberately planted or falsified it. Some fabricated things are literally manufactured, like the fabricated parts used to build a car. Both senses of this adjective come from the verb fabricate, "construct" or "make," and share a root with fabric that means "fit together."
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Example Sentences
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Generative A.I. certainly has the potential to worsen pandemic conspiracy theories by equipping them with highly convincing fabricated evidence.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
“To Share a Stomach” at the Brick features works envisioned by 25 Iranian artists that were fabricated with varying degrees of collaboration by 24 counterparts in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
When the allegations were published in a 2019 book she wrote, the Republican billionaire called Carroll a "nut job" and claimed she had fabricated her case.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Federal support could accelerate high-performance processor design, software tools and security while ensuring government-backed chips are fabricated, packaged and tested in the U.S. or allied countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
To say my thoughts aloud would be tipping off the audience that the romance has been fabricated to play on their sympathies and that would result in no food at all.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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