fictional

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fic·tion·al BrE [ˈfɪkʃənl] NAmE [ˈfɪkʃənl] adjective
not real or true; existing only in stories; connected with ↑fiction
•fictional characters
•a fictional account of life on a desert island
•fictional techniques
•the fictional world of Lawrence Durrell
Opp: ↑real-life

Thesaurus:
fictional [fictional] adj.
•a fictional account of life on a desert island
imaginary • • non-existent • • virtual • |sometimes disapproving fictitious • |informal pretend •
Opp: real-life
a/an fictional/fictitious/imaginary story/character
a/an fictional/imaginary/virtual world
Fictional or fictitious? Use either word to talk about characters, places, etc, that are invented for a story. You can also use fictional to describe the process of writing fiction; fictitious is used when sb has invented sth in order to trick people
•the fictional world of J.K. Rowling
• Police said the name John Haydon was fictitious.


Example Bank:
•The names of the characters are entirely fictional.
•the fictional world of J.K. Rowling

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fabricated, fancied, fictitious