Adjective
- 1. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham, counterfeit (vs. genuine), imitative
- usage: adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
- 2. fictive, creative (vs. uncreative), originative
- usage: capable of imaginative creation; "fictive talent"
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