FABRICATOR Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

fabricator

noun

Definition of fabricator

as in liar

a person who tells lies he's been a fabricator for so long that it no longer occurs to him to tell the truth

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Recent Examples of fabricator Since June, over 130 artists, fabricators, and volunteers have worked on the project at Seaport Studios in Richmond, California. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Don’t hope the countertop fabricator will get the location of the faucet hole right. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026 Davis’ lawyers will seek to portray him as a fabricator — his bragging is all fiction. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Then there are fraudsters, compulsive fabricators, and people who misrepresent themselves in major ways. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 July 2026 The house itself would be covered in sheets of Corten steel, pre-weathered by their Kansas City fabricator. — Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026 Pedersen says that the museum contacted a scent fabricator, who recommended that the best way to mimic the droppings of this large, plant-eating beast would be to use the scent excreted by a non-extinct, similarly large vegetarian. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026 Designed by a team that includes Burns & McDonnell, Zahner, an architectural metal fabricator, and KEM Studio, the pavilion features a reflective metal canopy inspired by the reflection and flow of the Missouri River. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026 That includes everything from metal fabricators and waste management operators to companies like CF that serve agriculture. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

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Noun

In the series, LaNasa plays Tracy, the mother of compulsive liar Sloane Caraway (Shailene Woodley).

— Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
After all, Russ is not a very good liar, and pretty much everything about the persona he’s created as Chad Powers raises eyebrows.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of liar

Noun

On the other hand, our commitment to great content is matched by our commitment to acceptance – to every story, every storyteller, and no blacklists, no exceptions, for anyone.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Nearly everything else, this pair of professional storytellers already had.

— Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of storyteller

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