nondocumentary

adjective

Definition of nondocumentarynext
as in fictional

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Recent Examples of nondocumentary The seventh nondocumentary feature by Wright made its way to theaters on October 29, after having been delayed twice by distributor Focus Features over pandemic concerns. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondocumentary
  1. fictional
  2. fictitious
  3. hypothetical
  4. fictionalized
  5. theoretical
  6. speculative
  7. unhistorical
Adjective
  • In this mostly fictional version, the reclusive Omara has to decide whether or not to come back from retirement and record with her old colleagues from the fervent Cuban years, thus confronting those ghosts.
    — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • There is no Eleven, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Hopper, Joyce, or the rest of the residents of the fictional Hawkins, Indiana.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of fictional
Adjective
  • Morgan & Morgan, the firm that puts up those annoying Philly billboards, was fined after one of their lawyers admitted to using an AI program that generated fictitious case citations in a legal filing.
    — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Putin cannot refuse a ceasefire, without losing the fictitious moral high ground.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of fictitious
Adjective
  • And Billups, to cite that hypothetical, might do a great job.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
  • For The Other To Blink Given the view in Europe that Trump is abandoning NATO in favor of the Kremlin, in a hypothetical future conflict with Russia, Europe might worry that the U.S. could cut off spare parts and updates for the F-35, Aboulafia says.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of hypothetical
Adjective
  • The movie is based on Colleen Hoover's book of the same name, which is a fictionalized retelling of her family's experience with domestic violence.
    — Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Dahmer, similarly, was accused of exploiting the murders in a fictionalized way that some believed even glorified him as a killer in some ways.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Definition of fictionalized
Adjective
  • This isn’t just theoretical—Ben & Jerry’s founders have openly discussed buying back the brand from Unilever.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The best theoretical fit thus far is known as the Lambda CDM model, which incorporates both a weakly interacting cold dark matter and dark energy.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of theoretical
Adjective
  • Implementing stronger oversight for speculative assets.
    — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of speculative
Adjective
  • Saying that ending our 43-year involvement [with] the EU is somehow going to fundamentally change this deep relationship between our two countries is completely unhistorical.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2016
  • Well, certainly the most unhistorical.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
Definition of unhistorical

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“Nondocumentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondocumentary. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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