Nonfictional and Pretend

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Nonfictional adjective - Restricted to or based on fact.

Usage example: a nonfictional account of a disastrous ascent of Mount Everest

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Pretend is an antonym for nonfictional.

Pretend adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.

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Nonfictional is an antonym for pretend.

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Pretend and Nonfictional. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonfictional/pretend

Nonfictional & Pretend. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonfictional/pretend>.

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