Figment Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Figment

illusion
(Countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
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invention
(Music) A short composition developing a single theme contrapuntally.
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apparition
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
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dream
A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
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fantasy
That which comes from one's imagination.
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fiction
Narrative, explanatory material, or belief that is not true or has been imagined or fabricated:
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ghost
The remains of
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image
The concept or character projected to the public, as by a person or institution, especially as interpreted by the mass media:
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phantasm
A perception of something that has no physical reality; figment of the mind; esp., a specter, or ghost
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phantasmagoria
An early type of magic-lantern show consisting of various optical illusions in which objects rapidly change size, blend into one another, etc.
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phantom
Phantom is a ghost or something that seems to appear but that doesn't actually exist.
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specter
Any object of fear or dread
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daydream
The definition of a daydream is a fantasy or series of pleasant thoughts you have when awake that helps you to escape from reality.
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fancy
Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
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phantasma
Alternative form of phantasm.
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reverie
A daydream:
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vision
Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight:
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creation
(Countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
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myth
A myth is defined as a story without an author that is passed along and is usually intended to teach a lesson, or something that is untrue.
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fabrication
A fabricated thing; esp., a falsehood, false excuse, etc.
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coinage of the brain
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Antonyms for Figment

reality
The state of being actual or real.
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actuality
The quality of being actual or factual; fact
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fact
Something which has become real.
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Words Related to Figment

real
(Mathematics) A real number.
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belief
Faith, esp. religious faith
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freak-of-nature
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lie
Something meant to deceive or mistakenly accepted as true:
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Figment Sentence Examples

  • Every universal would be a pure figment of the intellect.

  • It insists that all thought is personal and purposive and that "pure"' thought is a figment.

  • It is clear that in the original form of the tradition the name of the foundling was Scyld or Sceldwea, and that his cognomen'Scefing (derived from sceaf, a sheaf) was misinterpreted as a patronymic. Sceaf, therefore, is no genuine personage of tradition, but merely an etymological figment.

  • It is false to suggest that sequence is a fact and causal connexion a figment; apart from causal connexion, there could be no consciousness of sequences.

  • In the metaphysical state of mind, then, to retain our instance, political authority was based on the sovereignty of the people, and social facts were explained by the figment of a falling away from a state of nature.

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