fictitious
[ fik-tish-uhs ]
/ fɪkˈtɪʃ əs /
adjective
created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
of, relating to, or consisting of fiction; imaginatively produced or set forth; created by the imagination: a fictitious hero.
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RELATED WORDS
mythical, spurious, apocryphal, fictional, phony, misleading, fanciful, bogus, make-believe, imaginary, counterfeit, sham, false, fabricated, artificial, assumed, chimerical, deceptive, delusive, dishonest
Nearby words
- fictionalization,
- fictionalize,
- fictioneer,
- fictionist,
- fictionize,
- fictitious force,
- fictitious person,
- fictitiously,
- fictive,
- fictively
Origin of fictitious
SYNONYMS FOR fictitious
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fictitious
/ (fɪkˈtɪʃəs) /
adjective
not genuine or authentic; assumed; falseto give a fictitious address
of, related to, or characteristic of fiction; created by the imagination
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fictitious
1610s, "artificial, counterfeit," from Medieval Latin fictitus, a misspelling of Latin ficticius "artificial, counterfeit," from fictus "feigned, fictitious, false," past participle of fingere (see fiction). Related: Fictitiously.
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