fictive

adjective

Definition of fictivenext
as in illusory

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Recent Examples of fictive Another, almost entirely fictive identity would afford him freedom and adulation. — David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 By creating space for these histories in her fictive realm, Pritam strove to remember those on the periphery. — JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025 The history bestows legitimacy, which is destabilized because so much of the history is fictive. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Populism ignores very real and differentiated social problems and cuts across them with a fictive target, a target that simultaneously satisfies all, and none, of these problems. — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fictive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictive
  1. illusory
  2. phantasmagoric
  3. hallucinatory
  4. concocted
  5. delusive
  6. nonexistent
  7. deceptive
  8. feigned
Adjective
  • Instead, Brew believes an ultimate compromise would mean Iran making an illusory comparison to the Strait of Malacca where there is a smaller, voluntary fee system for services rendered and maintenance.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Conversations need grounding as intuitive Moon in your 3rd House of Communication opposes illusory Neptune in your 9th House of Travel and Learning, so facts and visions compete.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
Definition of illusory
Adjective
  • Over the course of one phantasmagoric evening, Robin witnesses events that prefigure the Revolutionary War.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • Right around that time, the Venice Film Festival saw Mamoru Hosoda’s anime epic Scarlet, in which the Danish prince became an ass-kicking Danish princess consigned to a hellish and phantasmagoric underworld.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of phantasmagoric
Adjective
  • This facilitated a new segment at the end of this movie where Hathaway fights a hallucinatory version of the Nu Gundam piloted by Amuro.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • As Port falls in with a group of conspirators preparing for the insurrection, the book takes on a hallucinatory, digressive quality, blurring the lines between life and death, reality and illusion.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of hallucinatory
Adjective
  • The middle stretch has a concocted outdoor chase sequence that feels like a clumsy campground slasher.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • On the eve of our nation’s Independence Day, Americans should be deeply concerned by the misuse of government power against an ordinary citizen based on a concocted narrative.
    — Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of concocted
Adjective
  • This isn’t callousness or delusive optimism but, rather, a rebellion against the suffocating expectation that the elderly have foreclosed the possibility of joy.
    — Hillary Kelly, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
  • To separate art from its historical framework is futile, and to reject it in an effort to censor past violence is a delusive act of virtue signaling.
    — WSJ, WSJ, 5 July 2022
Definition of delusive
Adjective
  • The commissioner’s relationship with her players waffles between frosty and nonexistent.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The padded accounts McDonnell had claimed to hold at another banking institution — backed by reassurances from her lawyer, a separate banking official, and notarized paperwork — were nonexistent.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of nonexistent
Adjective
  • Violations of the law are a deceptive trade practice, which can be investigated by the state attorney general's office.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Protection of the president has often required deft and deceptive tactics by the Secret Service.
    — Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of deceptive
Adjective
  • This demonstrates genuine curiosity and a commitment to learning, fostering trust more effectively than feigned expertise.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • During her feigned pregnancy, Stephanie Ott, one of Griffin’s friends who had grown suspicious of Parker, called the clinic to ask about her.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Definition of feigned

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