Fictional meaning

What does “fictional” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fictional” is an adjective with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: related to or involving literary fiction.

fictional

adjective

  1. related to or involving literary fiction

    “clever fictional devices”

    “a fictional treatment of the train robbery”

    Oppositesnonfictional
  2. formed or conceived by the imagination

    “a fabricated excuse for his absence”

    “a fancied wrong”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University