Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 fabricated · IPA /fˈæbrɪkˌeɪtəd/ 01 adj. formed or conceived by the fancy or imagination; as, a fabricated excuse for his absence. 1. formed or conceived by the fancy or imagination; as, a fabricated excuse for his absence. Syn. fancied, fictional, fictitious, fictive, invented, made-up.