fabrication

noun

fab·​ri·​ca·​tion ˌfa-bri-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or process of fabricating

2

: a product of fabrication

especially : lie, falsehood

Synonyms

• fable
• fairy tale
• falsehood
• falsity
• fib
• lie
• mendacity
• prevarication
• story
• tale
• taradiddle
• tarradiddle
• untruth
• whopper

Examples of fabrication in a Sentence

her claim that she had been a nurse during the war proved to be a total fabrication

the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers

Recent Examples on the Web

Even Gizelle called it out, saying Mia’s fabrications always seem a little too convenient for the storyline. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025

And then, the shipyard, operating in the shadow of HII’s busy Ingalls vessel fabrication facility and down the road from Austal USA’s thriving manufacturing site in Mobile, Alabama, may not have the workers needed to take on such a big project. —Craig Hooper, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

This came by way of sheer fabrications, keyhole cutouts and more. —Mikelle Street, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025

The company plans to build a new fabrication floor at its plant in Cactus, Texas. —Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English fabricacionne, borrowed from Latin fabricātiōn-, fabricātiō, from fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at fabricate

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fabrication

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Medical Definition

fabrication

noun

fab·​ri·​ca·​tion ˌfab-ri-ˈkā-shən 

: confabulation