fictitious

• Qualifie quelque chose d'inventé, d'imaginaire ou qui n'est pas réel, souvent pour tromper ou par opposition à la réalité.

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.

   fictif (non réel, inventé)

   • 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.

   Synonymesapocryphalfabricatedfalsefancifulfictionalimaginarymade-upmythicalunreal

   Antonymesactualauthenticfactualgenuinerealtrue

2. False or fabricatedB2formal

   Deliberately created to deceive or mislead.

   fictif (sens de faux ou fabriqué)

   • 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.

   Synonymesboguscounterfeitfabricatedfalsefraudulentmade-upshamspuriousuntrue

   Antonymesactualgenuinerealtrue