fictional
gb/fˈɪkʃənəl/ us/fˈɪkʃənəl/
B1
Ingles
~ 8500
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
adjective
B1
property
1
imaginary and not real
Not real; only in a book, film, game, or someone’s mind.
Padron ng paggamit:
a fictional [character/place/story/world]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse "fictional" with "fake". "Fictional" is neutral and usually refers to invented people, places, or things in stories. "Fake" often sounds negative or dishonest. Also, learners may mix up "fictional" and "fictitious"; both mean "not real", but "fictitious" is more formal and often used for names, addresses, or claims in legal or official contexts.
Mga kasingkahulugan
imaginary (Very close in meaning; often used more for ideas or friends in a child’s mind, while "fictional" is strongly tied to stories.)
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invented (Focuses on being created by someone; does not always imply a story, while "fictional" usually does.)
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made-up (More informal; can sound slightly negative, while "fictional" is neutral and common in writing.)
Mga kasalungat
real (Emphasizes actually existing in the world, not just in a story.)
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non-fictional (More technical; directly contrasts with things that belong to the realm of fiction.)
Mga kolokasyon
fictional character
|fictional world
|fictional city
|fictional story
|purely fictional
|entirely fictional
Mga tema
art
|media
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
- The film is set in a fictional city that looks a lot like New York.
- Children often mix up fictional heroes with real historical figures.
- The game takes place in a richly detailed fictional world.
- The author based the fictional family on people from her hometown.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- Harry Potter is a famous fictional boy.
- This movie shows a fictional country in space.
- She wrote a story about a fictional school.
- The map in the book shows a fictional island.
- That TV show is about a fictional doctor.
adjective
B2
property
2
relating to the genre of fiction
About stories that are not true, not about real facts or history.
Padron ng paggamit:
fictional [literature/work/narrative/writing]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may think "fictional" always means simply "not true" and miss the idea of a category or genre. In this sense, "fictional" describes types of writing or art (like novels or films) that are created as stories, not reports of real events.
Mga kasingkahulugan
fictive (More formal and literary; used mainly in academic or critical writing about literature and art.)
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novelistic (Emphasizes qualities typical of novels, and is usually used in literary criticism rather than everyday speech.)
Mga kasalungat
non-fictional (Directly contrasts with writing based on real facts, such as journalism, history, or biography.)
Mga kolokasyon
fictional literature
|fictional narrative
|fictional writing
|fictional works
|fictional genres
Mga tema
literature
|media
|arts_entertainment
|education
Mga Halimbawa
- The course compares fictional narratives with historical documents.
- Her research focuses on fictional representations of war in 20th-century novels.
- The museum includes both documentary films and fictional works inspired by real events.
- He prefers fictional writing to biographies and essays.
- The award is given for outstanding achievement in fictional literature.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- This class is about fictional writing, not news articles.
- We read both fictional and non-fictional books this year.
- She studied fictional stories about life in big cities.
- The festival shows fictional films and also some documentaries.
- I like fictional books more than travel books.
adjective
C1
property
3
fabricated or false, not factual
Not true and not based on real facts, even if it is told like a real story.
Padron ng paggamit:
a fictional [account/version/story/explanation]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may use "fictional" when they mean "wrong" or "incorrect". "Fictional" suggests something is invented like a story, often in a detailed way, not just slightly mistaken.
Mga kasingkahulugan
fabricated (Stresses that something was deliberately invented, often to deceive, while "fictional" can be more neutral or literary.)
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false (General term meaning not true; lacks the specific link to story-like invention that "fictional" suggests.)
Mga kasalungat
factual (Emphasizes being based on real, checkable facts, the opposite of an invented description.)
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accurate (Highlights being correct and matching reality, rather than invented or distorted.)
Mga kolokasyon
fictional account
|largely fictional
|almost entirely fictional
|wholly fictional
|a fictional version of events
Mga tema
truth
|media
|politics
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- The report gave a largely fictional account of what happened that night.
- Investigators discovered that the CEO had provided fictional sales figures to investors.
- Historians criticized the film for its almost entirely fictional version of events.
- Most of the story is fictional, even though it uses real names and places.
- The article turned out to be based on fictional sources that did not exist.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The witness told a fictional story to the police.
- These numbers are fictional and do not match the real sales.
- The movie shows a fictional version of the true story.
- His report was fictional, not factual.
- They wrote a fictional account instead of the real history.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
fictional
IPA
GB/fˈɪkʃənəl/
US/fˈɪkʃənəl/
Mga pantig at diin
fic - tion - al (3 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (fic)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: fictional
Mga kaugnay na salita
Core family
fiction
noun B1
Related words
fictitious
adjective
fictionalize
verb
Negative and opposite forms
nonfiction
noun B1
nonfictional
adjective
Advanced or less common
fictionally
adverb
fictionalization
noun
Mga ekspresyon
fictional account
1/fˈɪkʃənəl əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
an invented description of events
A report or story about events that is made up and not based on real facts.
Mga Halimbawa
- The documentary shows that the book is a largely fictional account of the war.
- The journalist was fired for publishing a fictional account of the interview.
- Many legends are fictional accounts that people once believed were true.
fictional character
1/fˈɪkʃənəl kˈɛɹɪktɚ/
fixed phrase
an invented person in fiction
A person who is not real but appears in a book, film, game, or other story.
Mga Halimbawa
- Batman is a fictional character who first appeared in comic books.
- The series follows a group of fictional characters living in modern London.
- Teachers sometimes use fictional characters to help children talk about difficult feelings.
fictional universe
1/fˈɪkʃənəl jˈunəvˌɚs/
fixed phrase
a shared invented story cosmos
A big invented world where many connected stories, films, or games all take place.
Mga Halimbawa
- The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a fictional universe that includes dozens of superheroes.
- Writers must follow the rules of the fictional universe when they add new stories.
- The show is set in the same fictional universe as the original movie trilogy.
fictional world
1/fˈɪkʃənəl wˈɚld/
fixed phrase
an invented world for stories
A place or universe that is not real and exists only inside a story, game, film, or other art.
Mga Halimbawa
- The author created a complex fictional world with its own history and languages.
- Fans enjoy spending time in the fictional world of the video game.
- The movie takes viewers into a dark fictional world ruled by robots.