fabricate

verbCommon GRE wordMore F words

to make up something false in order to deceive

In a sentence

Fabricate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing fabricate in a sentence.

Under pressure, the witness began to fabricate an alibi that quickly fell apart.

Synonyms

inventconcoctfalsify

Antonyms

verifyauthenticate

Keep going

a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead

a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories

treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor

achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow

to make an action or process easier or more achievable

a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition

inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent

artificially produced or contrived rather than genuine or natural

Common questions

Fabricate (verb) means to make up something false in order to deceive

Here is fabricate used in an example sentence: "Under pressure, the witness began to fabricate an alibi that quickly fell apart."

Common synonyms for fabricate include invent, concoct, falsify.

Antonyms of fabricate include verify, authenticate.

Fabricate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.