factitious

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore F words

artificially produced or contrived rather than genuine or natural

In a sentence

Factitious in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing factitious in a sentence.

The campaign generated a factitious sense of urgency to push people into buying.

Synonyms

artificialcontrivedmanufactured

Antonyms

genuinenatural

Keep going

to make up something false in order to deceive

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

Common questions

Factitious (adjective) means artificially produced or contrived rather than genuine or natural

Here is factitious used in an example sentence: "The campaign generated a factitious sense of urgency to push people into buying."

Common synonyms for factitious include artificial, contrived, manufactured.

Antonyms of factitious include genuine, natural.

Factitious 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.