figment (Meaning)

Wordnet

figment (n)

a contrived or fantastic idea

Webster

figment (n.)

An invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined.

figment Sentence Examples

  1. The child clutched her imaginary friend tightly, her figment of imagination brought to life.
  2. The author's vivid descriptions created a figment of a world so real, readers could almost touch it.
  3. The politician's promises were mere figments of his ambition, never intended to be fulfilled.
  4. The rumor spread like wildfire, a figment of gossip growing into a full-blown scandal.
  5. The scientist's theory was a figment of his obsession, lacking any basis in reality.
  6. The artist's paintings were figments of his inner turmoil, each stroke a reflection of his emotional state.
  7. The old man's stories were figments of his fading memory, a blend of truth and illusion.
  8. The politician's speech was filled with figments of grandeur, painting a picture of a utopia that could never exist.
  9. The director's vision for the film was a figment of his imagination, a world brought to life through the magic of cinema.
  10. The child's fear of the dark was a figment of his overactive imagination, casting shadows into harmless corners.

FAQs About the word figment

a contrived or fantastic ideaAn invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined.

illusion, dream, vision, phantasy, fantasy, daydream, delusion, nonentity, fantasm, pipe dream

fact, fact, reality, reality, actuality,actuality,

The child clutched her imaginary friend tightly, her figment of imagination brought to life.

The author's vivid descriptions created a figment of a world so real, readers could almost touch it.

The politician's promises were mere figments of his ambition, never intended to be fulfilled.

The rumor spread like wildfire, a figment of gossip growing into a full-blown scandal.