fictionalised
Turned into story
Fictionalised is the British spelling of fictionalized, meaning transformed into fiction or presented as a fictional account.
A fictionalised biography takes real events and embellishes or invents details for dramatic effect: The film is a fictionalised version of her life.
The approach lets writers explore truth through invented elements.
Made larger than reality
- dramatizedRendered for stage
- mythologizedMade into legend
- romanticizedMade more appealing than reality
- embroideredOrnamented with sewn designs
enhanced · distorted · overstated · fabricated · apocryphal · anecdotal · colorful · hyperbolic
Fitting to new conditions
- biopicFilm about real life
- docudramaDramatized account of actual events
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
- novelizationAdapting films into books
screenplay · semi-autobiographical · loosely · reimagined · reinterpretation · teleplay · docufiction · faction
New and unusual
- proseUnversified language
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- epicImpressively grand in scope
tale · chronicle · narrative · author · novelist · writer · plot · characters
Imaginative mental wandering
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- imaginaryExisting only in thought
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
legendary · allegorical · parabolic · fable · surreal · dreamlike · whimsical · invented
exaggerated
Made larger than reality
- dramatizedRendered for stage
- mythologizedMade into legend
- romanticizedMade more appealing than reality
embroidered · enhanced · distorted · overstated · fabricated · apocryphal · anecdotal · colorful · hyperbolic · fanciful
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- biopicFilm about real life
- docudramaDramatized account of actual events
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
novelization · screenplay · semi-autobiographical · loosely · reimagined · reinterpretation · teleplay · docufiction · faction · cinematic
novel
New and unusual
- proseUnversified language
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
epic · tale · chronicle · narrative · author · novelist · writer · plot · characters · setting
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- imaginaryExisting only in thought
make-believe · legendary · allegorical · parabolic · fable · surreal · dreamlike · whimsical · invented · folklore
fictionalisedfactual
Grounded in truth
true · accurate · truthful · authentic · historical
fictionaliseddocumentary
Factual film about reality
documented · journalistic · reportorial · archival · eyewitness