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"fictional" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often invented (8 letters).
Definitions
formed or conceived by the imagination
Word origin
From fiction + -al.
Used in a sentence
“Romeo and Juliet are fictional characters.”
“The janitor's account of the crime turned out to be entirely fictional.”
“The Simpsons is a fictional television show.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“imaginary”9 letters
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