fictitious

• Beschreibt etwas, das erfunden, imaginär oder nicht real ist; oft im Sinne von fiktiv, unecht oder nur zum Schein bestehend.

Describes something that is invented, imaginary, or not real.

1. Not real or imaginaryB2formal

   Involving or based on something that is not real; invented or made up.

   Fiktiv

   • The novel is set in a fictitious town called Avonlea.
   • He used a fictitious name to avoid detection.
   • The story is entirely fictitious and not based on real events.

   Synonymeapocryphalfabricatedfalsefancifulfictionalimaginarymade-upmythicalunreal

   Antonymeactualauthenticfactualgenuinerealtrue

2. False or fabricatedB2formal

   Deliberately created to deceive or mislead.

   Falsch

   • The company was accused of reporting fictitious sales figures.
   • She provided a fictitious address on the application form.
   • The witness admitted that his testimony was fictitious.

   Synonymeboguscounterfeitfabricatedfalsefraudulentmade-upshamspuriousuntrue

   Antonymeactualgenuinerealtrue