Fictional and Phony

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Fictional

Fictional adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
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Phony and fictional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phony" instead an adjective "Fictional".
Nearby Words: fiction, fictitious, fictionally, fictionalised

Phony

Phony adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
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Fictional and phony are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fictional" instead an adjective "Phony".
Nearby Words: phoney, phone, phoning

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  • The astronaut survives by living inside in a phony construct of the fictional hotel/casino, built by the aliens to provides a suitable habitat.
    Source: And I Must Scream / Live-Action TV
  • A related trope is Phony Newscast, when a fictional work is presented as a news program.
    Source: Mockumentary
  • He wound up inventing several tropes having to do with use of fictional "news" stories to advance plot, including Deadline News, Phony Newscast, This Just In, We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties, and We Interrupt This Program.
    Source: Trope Makers aka: Trope Maker
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