Fictional and Insubstantial

Fictional

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

Insubstantial and fictional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Insubstantial" instead an adjective "Fictional".

Nearby Words: fiction, fictitious, fictionally, fictionalised

Insubstantial

Insubstantial adjective - Being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance.

Fictional and insubstantial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fictional" instead an adjective "Insubstantial".
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