fictitious
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.
Origin of fictitious
1Other words for fictitious
Other words from fictitious
- fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- fic·ti·tious·ness, noun
- half-fic·ti·tious, adjective
- half-fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- half-fic·ti·tious·ness, noun
- non·fic·ti·tious, adjective
- non·fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- non·fic·ti·tious·ness, noun
- qua·si-fic·ti·tious, adjective
- qua·si-fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- sem·i·fic·ti·tious, adjective
- un·fic·ti·tious, adjective
- un·fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with fictitious
- 1. factitious, fictitious
- 2. fictional, fictitious , fictive
Words Nearby fictitious
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How to use fictitious in a sentence
A twinned, imagined narrative of a fictitious Fidel Castro and a Miami exile intent on assassinating him.
It might seem obvious to say that novels are “fictitious,” but certain ones are composed almost entirely of facts.
“Eventually he appointed me to the fictitious position of ‘legal adviser,’” Levin said.
Radio’s Mark Levin Might Be the Most Powerful Conservative You Never Heard Of | David Freedlander | October 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut all this fictitious boning has real consequences, of the Teen Mom variety.
50 Shades of Fall TV: New Girl, Scandal, and More Television Fan Fiction | Amy Zimmerman | October 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEven in the Showtime series Weeds, a fictitious tobacco company looked to pot as its future growth industry.
Who wants to peruse fictitious adventures, when railroads and steamboats woo him to adventures of his own?
The quadroon was following them with little quick steps, having assumed a fictitious animation and alacrity for the occasion.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinHe was tall and thin, and wore his coats padded, which gave a fictitious breadth and depth to his shoulders and chest.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinSometimes fictitious subscriptions are made to induce others to subscribe for stock.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesBut I am anxious to make three inquiries relative to this really important document and its fictitious preface.
British Dictionary definitions for fictitious
/ (fɪkˈtɪʃəs) /
not genuine or authentic; assumed; false: to give a fictitious address
of, related to, or characteristic of fiction; created by the imagination
Derived forms of fictitious
- fictitiously, adverb
- fictitiousness, noun
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