fabricated

American  

[fab-ri-key-tid] / ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. made by art or skill and labor.

   For the staircases, the ceramics manufacturer supplied a specially fabricated porcelain tile resembling natural stone.

2. 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.

3. (of a lie, story, excuse, etc.) devised or invented.

   That is a wholly fabricated allegation without any foundation whatsoever.

4. 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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fabricate.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-fabricated
  adjective
• unfabricated
  adjective
• well-fabricated
  adjective

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."

Example Sentences

That said, it’s good to be reminded that Kapuściński likely fabricated many of the juicier details in his 1978 book.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This allows compute and memory to be fabricated onto the same chip, removing a critical bottleneck that slows things down in AI servers.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The attorneys also argued that the settlement and the parties’ joint statement issued Monday undermined earlier claims that Lively fabricated allegations of harassment and retaliation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

He added: "More fundamentally, our focus remains on showing that the Jane Does' claims are untrue and fabricated."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Thus the conversion from pristine sadism to fabricated hatred, to fraudulent love.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

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