Fictitious
adjective
Not real or not true.
She created a fictitious character in her book.
Often appears as...
- fictitious name
- fictitious character
adjective
Created by the imagination and not existing in reality.
The story is based on a fictitious country.
Often appears as...
- fictitious country
- fictitious story
adjective
False or not genuine.
He was charged with giving a fictitious address to the police.
Often appears as...
- fictitious address
- fictitious claim
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Not real or not true.
She created a fictitious character in her book.
Often appears as...
- fictitious name
- fictitious character
adjective
Created by the imagination and not existing in reality.
The story is based on a fictitious country.
Often appears as...
- fictitious country
- fictitious story
adjective
False or not genuine.
He was charged with giving a fictitious address to the police.
Often appears as...
- fictitious address
- fictitious claim
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Not Deceptive
Use 'fictitious' without intending to deceive; it describes something made-up for storytelling or illustrating a point.
The fictitious town in the novel felt like a real place.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Use
'Fictitious' is neutral and does not carry negative connotations unless the context suggests dishonesty or fraud.
Her favorite book features a fictitious utopian society.
Pro Tip 3/3Creative Contexts
'Fictitious' is often used in creative contexts like writing or movies to indicate parts not based on fact.
The author developed a detailed fictitious language for her book series.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Deceptive
Use 'fictitious' without intending to deceive; it describes something made-up for storytelling or illustrating a point.
The fictitious town in the novel felt like a real place.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Use
'Fictitious' is neutral and does not carry negative connotations unless the context suggests dishonesty or fraud.
Her favorite book features a fictitious utopian society.
Pro Tip 3/3Creative Contexts
'Fictitious' is often used in creative contexts like writing or movies to indicate parts not based on fact.
The author developed a detailed fictitious language for her book series.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Deceptive
Use 'fictitious' without intending to deceive; it describes something made-up for storytelling or illustrating a point.
The fictitious town in the novel felt like a real place.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Use
'Fictitious' is neutral and does not carry negative connotations unless the context suggests dishonesty or fraud.
Her favorite book features a fictitious utopian society.
Pro Tip 3/3Creative Contexts
'Fictitious' is often used in creative contexts like writing or movies to indicate parts not based on fact.
The author developed a detailed fictitious language for her book series.
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How we think about death...
of the most honest it's when the creators reach out from this fictitious world and they touch your heart admittedly it's to kill you but that's probably your fault your job was to stay alive there
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United Nations Messenger...
going on and what can be done but it all kind of seems beyond our control as an actor I pretend for a living I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems
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How we think about death...
of the most honest it's when the creators reach out from this fictitious world and they touch your heart admittedly it's to kill you but that's probably your fault your job was to stay alive there
Video examples
United Nations Messenger...
going on and what can be done but it all kind of seems beyond our control as an actor I pretend for a living I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems
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Quote examples
Kurt Sutter
American Director
I've made a career writing about fictitious anti-heroes. To create these worlds, I've spent a lot of time with active members on both sides of the law. And if I had to pick the most interesting of the two, the choice is obvious - we all love the guys in black.
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Nick Earls
Australian Novelist
Having to think so much about fictitious relationships that work or don't work, and with each relationship between characters managing to do one or other of those in its own peculiar way, I spend a lot of time thinking about relationships, real and imagined.
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George Saintsbury
English Writer
The transition state of manners and language cannot be too often insisted upon: for this affected the process at both ends, giving the artist in fictitious life an uncertain model to copy and unstable materials to work in.
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Jim McKay
American Journalist
But what I did think would be interesting is if we created a fictitious story of our own, and then took these stories that we had collected and assigned them to characters who would be played by actors.
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James D'arcy
English Actor
Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and characters as realistically as you can.
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Jacque Fresco
American Inventor
Whatever happens in the world is real, what one thinks should have happened is projection. We suffer more from our fictitious illusion and expectations of reality.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems. I believe mankind has looked at climate change in the same way, as if it were a fiction.
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John Banville
Irish Novelist
With the crime novels, it's delightful to have protagonists I can revisit in book after book. It's like having a fictitious family.
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Jeff Nichols
American Director
My characters aren't chess pieces. I don't move them around some big board. I actually care about these fictitious people.
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Sreenivasan
Indian Actor
Saroj Kumar is a fictitious character who is free to think anything.
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Kurt Sutter
American Director
I've made a career writing about fictitious anti-heroes. To create these worlds, I've spent a lot of time with active members on both sides of the law. And if I had to pick the most interesting of the two, the choice is obvious - we all love the guys in black.
Quote examples
Nick Earls
Australian Novelist
Having to think so much about fictitious relationships that work or don't work, and with each relationship between characters managing to do one or other of those in its own peculiar way, I spend a lot of time thinking about relationships, real and imagined.
Quote examples
George Saintsbury
English Writer
The transition state of manners and language cannot be too often insisted upon: for this affected the process at both ends, giving the artist in fictitious life an uncertain model to copy and unstable materials to work in.
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Jim McKay
American Journalist
But what I did think would be interesting is if we created a fictitious story of our own, and then took these stories that we had collected and assigned them to characters who would be played by actors.
Quote examples
James D'arcy
English Actor
Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and characters as realistically as you can.
Quote examples
Jacque Fresco
American Inventor
Whatever happens in the world is real, what one thinks should have happened is projection. We suffer more from our fictitious illusion and expectations of reality.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems. I believe mankind has looked at climate change in the same way, as if it were a fiction.
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John Banville
Irish Novelist
With the crime novels, it's delightful to have protagonists I can revisit in book after book. It's like having a fictitious family.
Quote examples
Jeff Nichols
American Director
My characters aren't chess pieces. I don't move them around some big board. I actually care about these fictitious people.
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Sreenivasan
Indian Actor
Saroj Kumar is a fictitious character who is free to think anything.
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