fictional

Questions about fictional

What does fictional mean?

fictional means "related to or involving literary fiction". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fictional?

fictional has 3 syllables: fic-tio-nal. The stress falls on "fic". In IPA it is /ˈfɪkʃənəl/.

What is another word for fictional?

Close synonyms include fabricated, fancied, fictitious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of fictional?

The recorded antonyms are nonfictional.

Is fictional a common word?

fictional is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.