science fiction

Noun

Meaning

literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society

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Alternative names

science-fiction

Synonyms

futurism romance fiction fantasy legend myth mystery Bradbury parable rocketry space age scifi futuristic mythos sci-fi movie

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Antonyms

fact reality answer accuracy explanation documentary

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Hypernyms

phantasy fantasy

Hyponyms

cyberpunk

Examples

For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction. C. J. Cherryh

Science fiction encourages us to explore... all the futures, good and bad, that the human mind can envision. Marion Zimmer Bradley

Science fiction is no more written for scientists than ghost stories are written for ghosts. Brian Aldiss

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on. David Brin

Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not. Isaac Asimov

People who love science fiction really do love sex. Susie Bright

Close letter words and terms

science faction science fair science fantasy science fiction comedy science fiction film science fictional