Convincing
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
Convincing is an antonym for fictional.
Nearby Words: fiction, fictitious, fictionally, fictionalised
Both words in one sentence
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Persona 4: The Animation has Nanako doing a cosplay so convincing that she fools some kids into thinking she's the real Loveline (an in-universe, fictional, magical girl detective).
Source: Cosplay -
In the actual program, the show is clearly presented as fictional, the level to which he copied the style of the news program was just that convincing.
Source: Creator / Orson Welles -
Whenever a scene calls for the President, but the show is meant to be set "in the real world" (and thus, a fictional president is undesirable, and an impersonator wouldn't be sufficiently convincing), the President is generally implemented as He Who Must Not Be Seen, especially The Faceless.
Source: Invisible President
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