figment

Noun

Meaning

An invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

perry phantom maya fib mirage chimera wraith spectre daydream phantasy romance make-believe creation fiction invention
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Antonyms

being case fact experience event existence
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Hypernyms

idea thought

Related terms

fiction fictional fictitious feign

Phrases with the word

figment of one's imagination figment of imagination figment of my imagination figment of your imagination

Examples

a figment of the imagination Source: Internet

A figment of the imagination. Source: Internet

Gauss' God was not a cold and distant figment of metaphysics, nor a distorted caricature of embittered theology. Source: Internet

He, however, dismissed the allegation as 'fictitious, unfounded and a figment of the imagination of mischief makers as Malami never discussed such an issue with the said Giwa. Source: Internet

But since the fairy-story deals with 'marvels,' it cannot tolerate any frame or machinery suggesting that the whole framework in which they occur is a figment or illusion." Source: Internet

Reeves as Ghost Rider is not merely a figment of fan’s imaginations, though, as the actor has to be the studio’s choice for the role. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Figli-migli figlike FIGLU figment of imagination figment of my imagination figment of one's imagination