Certain and Fictitious

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Certain adjective - Known but not named.

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Fictitious is an antonym for certain.

Nearby Words: certainty, certainly

Fictitious adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.

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Certain is an antonym for fictitious in untrue topic.

Nearby Words: fiction, fictional, fictitiously

Punny Name: The name of the fictitious security company Vesuvian introduced in the second episode lends itself to a number of subtle puns alluding to a certain volcano.

Source: Series / Madam Secretary
Possibly fictitious, given the nature of The Darwin Awards in the early days, but still instructive to certain people.

Source: Revolvers Are Just Better
A certain ponychan thread◊ recounts the (almost certainly fictitious) story of a mugging averted by a My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic keychain giving the would-be criminal second thoughts.

Source: "Rashomon"-Style aka: The Rashomon

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