Documentary
Documentary adjective - Restricted to or based on fact.
Usage example: a documentary film about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Fictitious is an antonym for documentary.
Fictitious
Fictitious adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Documentary is an antonym for fictitious.
Both words in one sentence
- Can be actual documentary-style footage, a reinactment or a completely fictitious turn.
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The fictitious explanation given for the accompanying camera crew is that the executives are being filmed as part of a documentary about entry-level workers in a particular industry (in the second season, the employees are told the filming is for a contest).
Source: Series / Undercover Boss
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