fabricate

The word “fabricate” has 3 syllables: fab-ri-cate.

It's pronounced as /ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt/.


What is synonym and antonym for fabricate?

In the thesaurus, “fabricate” has 19 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fabricate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for fabricate

  • assemble
  • build
  • concoct
  • construct
  • contrive
  • counterfeit
  • create
  • devise
  • dream up
  • fake
  • formulate
  • fudge
  • invent
  • lie
  • make
  • manufacture
  • misrepresent
  • produce
  • trump up

Antonyms for fabricate

  • assert
  • clone
  • copy
  • demolish
  • destroy
  • disassemble
  • dismantle
  • dismember
  • duplicate
  • flatten
  • imitate
  • knock down
  • mimic
  • pulverize
  • replicate
  • reproduce
  • ruin
  • shatter
  • smash
  • strike
  • swear
  • take down
  • tear down
  • tell the truth
  • testify

Meanings of fabricate

  • verb
    1. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
    2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
    3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
    4. To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.

Example Sentences

  • The accused tried to fabricate an alibi, but the evidence pointed to their involvement.
  • Engineers had to fabricate a custom solution to address the unique challenges of the project.
  • It's unethical to fabricate information in a research study to support a predetermined conclusion.
  • The spy was skilled at using deception to fabricate elaborate cover stories.
  • As the deadline approached, the author had to fabricate a convincing ending for the novel.

On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fabricate, such as: assemble, assert, build, clone, concoct, construct, contrive.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

fake

  • affected
  • artificial
  • assume
  • bogus
  • concoct
  • counterfeit
  • deception
  • devise
  • dodge
  • double
  • dummy
  • evade
  • exaggerated
  • fabricate
  • fabricated
  • fabrication
  • fake out
  • faker
  • false
  • faux
  • feign
  • fictitious
  • forge
  • forged
  • forgery
  • fraud
  • fraudulent
  • hoax
  • hollow
  • imitation
  • imposter
  • impostor
  • improvise
  • lip
  • manufacture
  • meaningless
  • mechanical
  • mock
  • phoney
  • phony
  • pretend
  • pretended
  • pretender
  • pseudo
  • put on
  • scam
  • sham
  • simulate
  • simulated
  • spurious
  • strained
  • superficial
  • synthetic
  • trick
  • unnatural

faked

fakes

  • assumes
  • bogus
  • concocts
  • counterfeit
  • counterfeits
  • deception
  • devises
  • dodges
  • evades
  • fabricate
  • fabricated
  • fabrication
  • fakers
  • fakes out
  • feign
  • fictitious
  • forged
  • forgery
  • forges
  • frauds
  • fraudulent
  • hoax
  • hoaxes
  • imposters
  • improvises
  • jukes
  • manufactures
  • mock
  • phony
  • pretenders
  • pretends
  • put on
  • scam
  • sham
  • shams
  • simulates
  • spurious
  • trick

false

  • affected
  • artificial
  • bogus
  • contrived
  • counterfeit
  • deceitful
  • deceptive
  • dishonest
  • distorted
  • dummy
  • erroneous
  • exaggerated
  • fabricated
  • fake
  • fanciful
  • faulty
  • faux
  • fictitious
  • forged
  • fraudulent
  • hollow
  • imitation
  • improper
  • inaccurate
  • incorrect
  • invalid
  • malicious
  • mechanical
  • misleading
  • mistaken
  • mock
  • phony
  • pseudo
  • simulated
  • specious
  • spurious
  • strained
  • synthetic
  • traitorous
  • treacherous
  • unfounded
  • unnatural
  • unreal
  • unreliable
  • untrue
  • untruthful
  • wrong

hammy

  • abstract
  • campy
  • comic
  • distorted
  • dramatic
  • exaggerated
  • excessive
  • extravagant
  • fabricated
  • false
  • farfetched
  • flamboyant
  • frenzied
  • histrionical
  • hyperbolic
  • inflated
  • magnified
  • maudlin
  • mawkish
  • melodramatic
  • operatic
  • overblown
  • overemotional
  • overwrought
  • preposterous
  • pretentious
  • sensational
  • sentimental
  • showy
  • stagy
  • stylized
  • theatric
  • theatrical
  • unrealistic

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