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View usage for: (fɪgmənt) Word forms: plural figments See figment of sb's imagination figment in British English (ˈfɪɡmənt) nouna fantastic notion, invention, or fabrication a figment of the imagination Word origin C15: from Late Latin figmentum a fiction, from Latin fingere to shape figment in American English (ˈfɪgmənt) noun something merely imagined or made up in the mind Word origin ME < L figmentum < fingere, to form: see dough Examples of 'figment' in a sentencefigment But this image was a false memory, a figment of my imagination.Do please assure me that this is just a figment of someone's imagination.Tony hoped the road to freedom was only a figment of Vance's imagination. It wasn't just a figment of my imagination. Additional synonymsDefinition something brought into existence or created The bathroom is entirely my own creation. Synonyms invention, production, concept, achievement, brainchild (informal), concoction, handiwork, pièce de résistance, magnum opus, chef-d'oeuvreDefinition an unlikely story which is usually untrue Are his election promises fact or fable? Synonyms fiction, lie, fantasy, myth, romance, invention, yarn (informal), fabrication, falsehood, fib, figment, untruth, fairy story (informal), urban myth, white lie, tall story (informal), urban legend She described the interview with her as a `complete fabrication'. Synonyms forgery, lie, fiction, myth, fake, invention, fable, concoction, falsehood, figment, untruth, porky (British, slang), fairy story (informal), pork pie (British, slang), cock-and-bull story (informal), claptrap (informal) - fightback
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Additional synonymsDefinition a lie He accused them of knowingly spreading falsehoods about him. Synonyms lie, story (informal), fiction, fabrication, fib, untruth, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), misstatement Definition an invented story or explanation Total recycling is a fiction. Synonyms lie, fancy, fantasy, invention, improvisation, fabrication, concoction, falsehood, untruth, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), urban myth, tall story, urban legend, cock and bull story (informal), figment of the imagination Funds were not abundant, and clever improvisation was necessary. Synonyms invention, spontaneity, ad-libbing, extemporizing Definition the act of producing two companies involved in the production of the steel pipes Synonyms producing, making, manufacture, manufacturing, construction, assembly, preparation, formation, fabrication, origination |