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Synonyms of fabricate

6 similar words

Another word for fabricate is confabulate. Other synonyms of fabricate are manufacture, cook up, invent, make up and trump up.

Synonyms and similar words for fabricate

verbTo form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.

  • manufactureTo fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.

verbTo invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.

  • confabulateTo fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.
  • cook up
  • invent
  • make upTo invent or fabricate (a story, claim, etc.).
  • trump upTo create falsely, to fabricate (particularly applied to accusations, (legal) charges or evidence).

Meaning of fabricate

  1. verb To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
  2. verb To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
  3. verb To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.

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Questions about synonyms of fabricate

What is another word for fabricate?
Fabricate has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as confabulate, manufacture, cook up, invent, make up and trump up.
What does fabricate mean?
Fabricate means to form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.

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