fictions
Tales not true
Fictions is the plural of fiction—invented narratives or imaginary creations.
The word often emphasizes multiplicity: legal fictions, the fictions we tell ourselves.
It can highlight fabrication or falsehood: His résumé was built on fictions.
In literary contexts, fictions may refer to works of imaginative prose collectively: the fictions of Borges.
Deliberately untrue statement
- inventionNew device or method
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
fantasy · pretend · figment · imaginings · concoction · fancy · reverie · tall tales
New and unusual
- narrativeAccount of events
- proseUnversified language
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- plotStoryline or land parcel
characters · author · genre · theme · setting · dialogue · protagonist · antagonist
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
folklore · epics · titans · tricksters · creation · underworld · odyssey · sagas
Supernatural or illusory power
- dragonsMythical fire-breathing reptiles
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
quest · kingdoms · elves · dwarves · trolls · fairies · unicorns · goblins
Deliberate untrue statement
- liesDeliberate untruths
- untruthA false statement
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
misrepresentation · distortion · propaganda · misinformation · cover-up · pretense · hoax · forgery
Belief held without proof
- constructBuild systematically
- artificeClever deceptive strategy
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
technicality · loophole · assumption · stipulation · doctrine · precedent · contrivance
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
- inventionNew device or method
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
whimsy · fantasy · pretend · figment · imaginings · concoction · fancy · reverie · tall tales · yarns
novel
New and unusual
- narrativeAccount of events
- proseUnversified language
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
plot · characters · author · genre · theme · setting · dialogue · protagonist · antagonist · climax
pantheon
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
legends · folklore · epics · titans · tricksters · creation · underworld · odyssey · sagas · oral tradition
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- dragonsMythical fire-breathing reptiles
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
enchantment · quest · kingdoms · elves · dwarves · trolls · fairies · unicorns · goblins · witchcraft
falsehood
Deliberate untrue statement
fabrication · misrepresentation · distortion · propaganda · misinformation · cover-up · pretense · hoax · forgery · deceit
presumption
Belief held without proof
convention · technicality · loophole · assumption · stipulation · doctrine · precedent · contrivance
fictionsfacts
Verifiable pieces of truth
truths · realities · actualities · verities · certainties
fictionsnonfiction
Literature about real events
documentaries · histories · biographies · journalism · reportage
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- fan fictionStories borrowing existing characters
- realistic fictionInvented yet plausible storytelling
- fictional characterImaginary person in stories
- horror fictionWriting intended to terrify
- historical fictionNovels set in actual pasts
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