Existent
Existent adjective - Existing in fact and not merely as a possibility.
Usage example: to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers
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
Nearby Words: fiction, fictitious, fictionally, fictionalised
Both words in one sentence
- The Hitchcock spy thriller North By Northwest, which is ostensibly about KGB agents trying to kill a non-existent CIA agent, never mentions the "enemy" side by name, and a new fictional government agency name is substituted for the CIA.
- For this reason fictional examples tend to have smaller or non-existent handles.
Source: Improbable Use of a Weapon -
Getting Crap Past the Radar: In a Monstrocity News Update, the question of whether Joseph Scarbroughs fictional and non-existent personal assistant Mary Sanford has an illegitimate son (though, to be fair, see Shout-Out).
Source: Web Video / Steve D'Monster
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