fantastic
extraordinarily good; excellent: a fantastic restaurant.
Also fan·tas·ti·cal [fan-tas-ti-kuhl] /fænˈtæs tɪ kəl/ .
fanciful or capricious, as persons or their ideas or actions: We never know what that fantastic creature will say next.
imaginary or groundless in not being based on reality; foolish or irrational: You can’t let these fantastic fears of yours control your life.
extravagantly fanciful; marvelous: The scenery and lighting they created for the dream sequences are truly fantastic!
incredibly great or extreme; exorbitant: The rich are spending fantastic sums of money, even in this economy.
highly unrealistic or impractical: They hatched a fantastic scheme to make a million dollars betting on horse races.
Origin of fantastic
1synonym study For fantastic
Other words from fantastic
- fan·tas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- fan·tas·ti·cal·ness, fan·tas·ti·cal·i·ty [fan-tas-ti-kal-i-tee], /fænˌtæs tɪˈkæl ɪ ti/, noun
- su·per·fan·tas·tic, adjective
- su·per·fan·tas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- un·fan·tas·tic, adjective
- un·fan·tas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use fantastic in a sentence
It won’t matter how fantastic the weight feels if the top layer is itchy and uncomfortable.
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This jury-rigged approach is fantastic for getting intense browning on ingredients that might overcook if they’re farther from the heat, therefore taking longer to develop desired color and caramelization.
Your effort is rewarded with fantastic lookouts of Jordan Pond, Somes Sound, and the Atlantic, not to mention a long and wicked-fun descent.
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"Clive has had a fantastic and distinguished career so we listen to what he has to say," he said.
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The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Carrie Bradshaw in Your Life | Allison McNearney | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is completely nonsensical, and every second is fantastic.
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The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe music grew strange and fantastic—turbulent, insistent, plaintive and soft with entreaty.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe champagne was cold, and its subtle fumes played fantastic tricks with Edna's memory that night.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinMariamne had grown more fantastic, and capricious, and wayward than ever.
She vacantly hummed a fantastic tune as she poked at the wood embers on the hearth and munched a cracker.
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British Dictionary definitions for fantastic
/ (fænˈtæstɪk) /
strange, weird, or fanciful in appearance, conception, etc
created in the mind; illusory
extravagantly fanciful; unrealistic: fantastic plans
incredible or preposterous; absurd: a fantastic verdict
informal very large or extreme; great: a fantastic fortune; he suffered fantastic pain
informal very good; excellent
of, given to, or characterized by fantasy
not constant; capricious; fitful: given to fantastic moods
archaic a person who dresses or behaves eccentrically
Origin of fantastic
1Derived forms of fantastic
- fantasticality or fantasticalness, noun
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