fictional

[ fik-shuh n-l ]

/ ˈfɪk ʃən l /

invented as part of a work of fiction: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.

of, like, or characterized by fiction: He used a fictional situation to explain the subject.

Origin of fictional

First recorded in 1840–45; fiction + -al¹

fic·tion·al·ly, adverb

The man behind the desk is a fictional character—a ferocious patriot exposing the limits of rigid ideology.

The End of Truthiness: Stephen Colbert’s Sublime Finale |Noel Murray |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So why did I think anyone would want to read yet another book, this time a fictional account of the same story?

Amanda Knox: A Mother’s Obsession |Nina Darnton |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Almost every fictional hero of my childhood has come back to life on the big screen in recent years.

Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World? |Ted Gioia |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But what awaited was a joy, a glimpse into the life of the fictional Umbridge.

J.K. Rowling Pens the Greatest Horror Story Ever: Dolores Umbridge Was Real |Kevin Fallon |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Big Kahuna Burger is a fictional chain of Hawaiian-themed fast food burger joints out in Los Angeles dreamed up by Tarantino.

The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary |Marlow Stern |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It has no fictional connection with the others; it is in no sense a sequel, but rather a companion story.

Astounding Stories, April, 1931 |Various
"Stringtown" is the fictional name for the Kentucky Florence of his boyhood.

Kentucky in American Letters, v. 1 of 2 |John Wilson Townsend
The world of non A, although placed by its author in some fictional future, seems to describe a logic prevalent in a remote time.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
It is a responsibility the fictional historian must sometimes take.

Nobody's Child |Elizabeth Dejeans
History is a science; the other part is, as all Americans know, the most fictional field we have today.

...After a Few Words... |Gordon Randall Garrett