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fabricate

[fab-ri-keyt] / ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪt /
VERB
manufacture
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemble concoct construct contrive dream up formulate invent
STRONG
brainstorm build compose create devise erect fashion form frame join make mix organize produce shape structure
WEAK
cobble up cook up fit together head trip knock together make up piece together prefab put together think up throw together throw up turn out whip up whomp up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
demolish destroy ruin
STRONG
disarrange divide neglect raze separate
WEAK
break tell the truth wreck
VERB
falsify, make up a story
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concoct contrive counterfeit fake fudge invent misrepresent trump up
STRONG
coin devise feign fib forge form jive lie pretend prevaricate
WEAK
make like
Antonyms
STRONGEST
tell the truth
STRONG
be honest
WEAK
break demolish destroy ruin wreck

Example Sentences

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Shakil said he passed on the undercover reporter's details to Tanisa without knowing or suspecting that she would offer to fabricate an asylum claim.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"We often report on misinformers and other hoaxsters using AI to fabricate false images and videos," said Waqar Rizvi from the misinformation tracker NewsGuard.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Gehry bequeathed blueprints and models, sketches and concepts, for his large and devoted team of younger architects and next-generation visionaries equipped to fabricate our way out of angst.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Pound for pound, it is stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar -- the material used to fabricate bullet-proof vests.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

Why fabricate a tale in which one comes off as a self-confessed dunce?

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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