Figment and Fable

Figment

Figment noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.
Usage example: unable to find any tracks in the snow the next morning, I was forced to conclude that the shadowy figure had been a figment of my imagination
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Synonyms for Figment

Fable is a synonym for figment in unreality topic. In some cases you can use "Fable" instead a noun "Figment", when it comes to topics like fiction, hallucination, fabrication, invention. popular alternative

Fable

Fable noun - A traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature.
Usage example: according to an ancient fable the waters of the mountain spring are the tears of a woman weeping for her lost children

Figment is a synonym for fable in fiction topic. You can use "Figment" instead a noun "Fable", if it concerns topics such as fantasy, unreality, fabrication. popular alternative

Nearby Word: fabled

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