Believable
Believable adjective - Worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable.
Fictional is an antonym for believable.
Fictional
Fictional adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: the events in the horror movie seemed so real to some fans that they could not believe that the whole thing was fictional
Believable is an antonym for fictional.
Nearby Words: fiction, fictitious, fictionally, fictionalised
Both words in one sentence
- As Himself: Bob the Actor is playing himself as a (believable) main character, inserted into (believable) fictional circumstances.
Source: Trope Distinctions / A to C -
Salinger into the fictional author Terrance Mann and makes Ray's wife Annie a stronger character, and her brother a more believable "Bad Guy".
Source: The Film of the Book - Later on, we see a Fictional Video Game titled Ninja Ninja Revolution, which actually looks like a believable arcade game, and is played in a fairly realistic way.
Source: Pac-Man Fever
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