I heard that a gay priest had been promoted to the rank of bishop, but it turned out to be a fabrication.
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Fabrication
/fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/
Synonyms for "fabrication" (223 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (45)
Noun(16 words)
Determiner(1 words)
a lie
Strong matches (67)
Noun(23 words)
creatingcreationsdata fudgingdeceitsdeceptiondishonestyfablefabricate metalfakingfalsehoodfalsehoodsfalsenessfalsificationsfalsifyingfalsityfibbingfictionalisationfictionalizationfigmentsframe a suspect
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Adjective(2 words)
false assertionfalse statement
Related words (111)
improvisationincorporationinventionjunctionliemachiningmakemakeupmakingmaking domanufacturemanufacturingmillingminingmintagemisstatementmixturemoldmoldingmould
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mouldermouldymythopusorganic structureorganismorganizationoriginationpatternpatterningphysiquepiecing togetherplanprefabricationpreparationpretenceprevaricationprocessingproducingproductproductionputting togetherraisingrefiningromancesetupshamshapeshapingsmeltingstorystructurestructuringsyneresissynthesistaletectonicstexturetissueuntruthwarp and woofweavewebworkworkmanshipyarn
Noun(40 words)
invent a gameinventingitemleast historicallielieslyingmakingsmalarkeymanipulate datamanufacturingmanufacturingsmaterial processingmaterialingmendacitymetal fabrication techniquesmetal formingmetalworking toolsmetalworkingsmfg
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mfrmisrepresentationnanostructurephoneyingphonyingpollutingpopular makeporkpieprevaricationprevaricationsproductproductionput togetherswedish produceratalesuntruthsweldweldingwhopperwhoppers
Verb(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
unfounded falsehood
Related word relations
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More general
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
More specific
9 entriesCollocations
6 entriesadditive fabricationfabrication facilityfabrication processfabrication techniquemetal fabricationrapid fabrication
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- производство noun (act)
- фабрикуване noun (act)
Dutch
1 entries- fabricage noun (act)
Finnish
3 entries- rakentaminen noun (act)
- valmistaminen noun (act)
- väärentäminen noun (act)
French
1 entries- fabrication noun (act)
Georgian
1 entries- ფაბრიკაცია noun (act)
Polish
1 entries- fabrykacja noun (act)
Romanian
1 entries- fabricare noun (act)
Russian
2 entries- изготовле́ние noun (act)
- произво́дство noun (act)
Spanish
2 entries- fabricación noun (act)
- manufactura noun (act)
Tagalog
1 entries- pag-imbento noun (act)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Everything he told us was pure fabrication.
Source: tatoeba (2265907)
When we are young, we wander on a path, a path of exploration, a path of ebullience, a path of happiness, a path on which we believe that everything is so magical and that all will go our way; however, when we egress from our rainbow-colored shells, we realize this is only a fabrication of reality.
Source: tatoeba (4867410)
Even if it's not true, it's a brilliant fabrication.
Source: tatoeba (5001166)
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