fabricated
Not at all true
Fabricated describes something invented or constructed, often with an implication of falseness.
A fabricated story is made up rather than true: The witness fabricated her testimony.
Fabricated evidence is manufactured to deceive.
In manufacturing, fabricated refers to something built from components: fabricated metal parts.
The word carries suspicion—what's fabricated usually shouldn't have been.
Made by machinery
- assembledBrought together as group
- constructedBuilt or assembled
- builtConstructed or assembled
- craftedMade with skill
engineered · welded · forged · machined · handmade · tailored · mass-produced · custom-made
Not matching reality
- fakeNot the real thing
- untrueNot in accordance with fact
- fictitiousNot real, invented
- bogusCounterfeit or fraudulent
phony · sham · spurious · counterfeit · forged · falsified · trumped-up · baseless
Created something new
- concoctedCreated by combining elements
- made-upFabricated, not factual
- imaginedFormed in the mind
- devisedPlanned or invented
contrived · hatched · improvised · creative · brainchild · innovation · novelty · ingenuity
Produced artificially, not natural
- artificialMade, not natural
- man-madeCreated by humans
- plasticCapable of being molded
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
nylon · polyester · acrylic · spandex · kevlar · fiberglass · composite · silicone
Involving intentional dishonesty
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
scheming · insincere · guileful · untruthful · dissembling · hoax · forgery · perjury
manufactured
Made by machinery
- assembledBrought together as group
- constructedBuilt or assembled
- builtConstructed or assembled
crafted · engineered · welded · forged · machined · handmade · tailored · mass-produced · custom-made · tooled
false
Not matching reality
- fakeNot the real thing
- untrueNot in accordance with fact
- fictitiousNot real, invented
bogus · phony · sham · spurious · counterfeit · forged · falsified · trumped-up · baseless · unfounded
invented
Created something new
devised · contrived · hatched · improvised · creative · brainchild · innovation · novelty · ingenuity · original
synthetic
Produced artificially, not natural
- artificialMade, not natural
- man-madeCreated by humans
- plasticCapable of being molded
polymer · nylon · polyester · acrylic · spandex · kevlar · fiberglass · composite · silicone · vinyl
fraudulent
Involving intentional dishonesty
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
duplicitous · scheming · insincere · guileful · untruthful · dissembling · hoax · forgery · perjury · canard
- man-madebuildings, cars, planes, boats, trains
- artificialartificial, synthetic, man-made, manufactured, engineered
- authenticityauthentic, genuine, real, fake, counterfeit
- fakefake, phony, bogus, sham, counterfeit
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fake, faked, false
- unreal thingsillusion, delusion, fantasy, fiction, imaginary
- fabricated evidenceProof that was invented
- metal fabricationShaping raw alloys industrially
- semiconductor fabricationManufacturing integrated circuits
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