Fictitious
Fictitious adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Professed and fictitious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Professed" instead an adjective "Fictitious".
Professed
Professed adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Fictitious and professed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fictitious" instead an adjective "Professed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- make-believe and fictitious
- make-believe and professed
- sham and fictitious
- sham and professed
- affected and fictitious
- affected and professed
- artificial and fictitious
- artificial and professed
- fake and fictitious
- fake and professed
- phony and fictitious
- phony and professed
- counterfeit and fictitious
- counterfeit and professed
Both words in one sentence
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Probably surprising for people that don't realize it is just a character, which dovetails nicely into: Poe's Law: Larry pisses off an impressive number of self-professed intellectuals who seem to be completely unaware that he's just a fictitious character played by a comedian.
Source: Creator / Larry The Cable Guy
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