Documentary
Documentary adjective - Restricted to or based on fact.
Usage example: a documentary film about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Fictional is an antonym for documentary.
Fictional
Fictional adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Documentary is an antonym for fictional.
Nearby Words: fiction, fictitious, fictionally, fictionalised
Both words in one sentence
- It's a fictional show done in documentary style, which means it needs to look "realistic", but to achieve this, it often needs to look less professional than an actual documentary.
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Fictional vignettes of revolutionary incidents are intercut with documentary scenes showing the recording sessions of the title song.
Source: Franchise / The Rolling Stones - Alternatively, a documentary about female fans of serial killers and other criminals real and fictional.
Source: Just For Fun / Trope Title Shows
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