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| cover story |
(informal) a fictitious identity, purpose, or the like used to provide a plausible explanation for and conceal one's actual activities; alibi. [1/2 definitions] |
| embellish |
to enhance (a story or the like) with unnecessary or fictitious details. [1/2 definitions] |
| embellishment |
a fictitious or unneeded detail added to enhance a story or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| embroider |
to elaborate or embellish, esp. with fictitious details. [1/3 definitions] |
| embroidery |
the embellishment of a tale or report, esp. with fictitious details. [1/2 definitions] |
| fable |
a fictitious story based on legend or myth. [1/4 definitions] |
| fabled |
imaginary or fictitious. [1/2 definitions] |
| fairy tale |
a fictitious, sometimes incredible, imaginative story, often involving giants, ogres, elves, or other magical creatures and characters. [1/2 definitions] |
| impersonate |
to act or assume the character of; pretend to be (another real or fictitious person or type of person). |
| invent |
to think up or fabricate (something false or fictitious). [1/2 definitions] |
| Jane Doe |
the name used in legal proceedings to indicate a fictitious or unknown woman. |
| John Doe |
the name used in legal proceedings to indicate a fictitious or unknown man. |
| legendary |
of a person or thing, extraordinary to the degree that stories of this person or thing, truthful or fictitious, come to be told and passed on through time; of, based on, or like a legend. |
| made-up |
fictitious; invented. [1/3 definitions] |
| mythical |
imaginary, fictitious, or not existing in fact. [1/2 definitions] |
| nom de plume |
a fictitious name adopted by an author; pen name. |
| pretended |
falsely claimed; fictitious; feigned. [1/2 definitions] |
| pseudonymous |
having or using a fictitious or false name. [2 definitions] |
| romance |
formerly, a fictitious tale of the deeds and adventures of knights or other heroes, or the class of literature devoted to such tales. [1/7 definitions] |
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