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fabricated

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈfæbɹɪˌkeɪtəd// UK //fˈæbɹɪkˌeɪtɪd// fab·ri·cat·ed

adj. invented or made up, usually to trick someone. If a story is fabricated, it is not true.

adj. invented or concocted, typically with the intent to deceive. Often used to describe evidence, stories, or documents that have been forged or falsified.


SIMPLE

The witness gave a fabricated account of the accident.

CONTEXTUAL

The journalist was fired after the editor discovered that several quotes in the article were entirely fabricated.

COMPLEX

While the core events of the memoir were true, the author admitted that certain minor characters were fabricated to protect the privacy of those involved.

Synonyms
Usage

Often follows a linking verb like 'be' or 'seem', or precedes nouns like 'evidence', 'story', or 'claim'.

Pitfall

He fabricated that he was ill.He fabricated an excuse about being ill.Fabricated is an adjective or the past tense of a transitive verb; it requires a noun object rather than a 'that' clause.

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