Definitions

fiction

[fik-shuhn] / ˈfɪk ʃən /

NOUN

made-up story

Synonyms

STRONGEST

best seller book drama fable fantasy imagination legend myth narrative novel tale yarn

STRONG

anecdote clothesline concoction crock fabrication falsehood fancy fib hooey improvisation invention lie misrepresentation potboiler prevarication romance smoke untruth whopper

WEAK

cliff-hanger figment of imagination fish story storytelling tall story terminological inexactitude work of imagination

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nonfiction reality truth

Example Sentences

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Featuring new work from masters like Silvia Moreno-Garcia and SoCal’s Gary Phillips, our Summer 2026 books preview highlights this season’s most anticipated crime fiction and suspense novels.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Like most time travel fiction, “Outlander” amplifies the importance of understanding history and the inevitable impact one age has on another.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

I’ll be a focused fiction writer and a focused Gi student.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

The thought exercise sparked her entry into fiction writing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Our English teacher, Mr. Brant, had us writing short fiction as well as reading Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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