fantastic (fænˈtæstɪk
)
Definitions
adjective
Also
- 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
noun
- archaic a person who dresses or behaves eccentrically
Alternative Forms
ˌfantastiˈcality fanˈtasticalness nounWord Origin
C14 fantastik imaginary, via Late Latin from Greek phantastikos capable of imagining, from phantazein to make visibleSynonyms
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wonderful,
great,
excellent,
very good,
mean,
topping,
cracking,
crucial,
smashing,
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marvellous,
terrific,
sensational,
mega,
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dope,
world-class,
first-rate,
def,
brill,
out of this world
boffo,
the dog's bollocks,
jim-dandy
bitchin',
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strange,
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exotic,
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imaginative,
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grotesque,
quaint,
unreal,
fanciful,
outlandish,
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implausible,
unlikely,
incredible,
absurd,
irrational,
preposterous,
capricious,
cock-and-bull,
cockamamie,
mad,
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unrealistic,
odd,
wild,
ambitious,
ridiculous,
eccentric,
ludicrous,
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visionary,
grandiose,
off-the-wall,
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comical,
oddball,
zany,
illusory,
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cockamamie,
Translations
- British English:
fantastic
If you say that something is fantastic, you are emphasizing that you think it is very good.I have a fantastic social life.fænˈtæstɪk ADJECTIVE I have a fantastic social life.
- Spanish:
fantástico
adj fantástica
- French:
fantastique
adj
- German:
fantastisch
adj
- Chinese: 奇异的 adj
- Arabic: هَائِل adj
- Portuguese: fantástico adj fantástica
- Russian: фантастический adj фантастическая
- Croatian: fantastičan adj fantastična
- Czech: skvělý adj
- Danish: fantastisk adj
- Dutch: fantastisch adj
- Finnish: fantastinen adj
- Greek: φανταστικός adj φανταστική
- Italian: fantastico adj fantastica
- Japanese: すばらしい adj
- Korean: 환상적인 adj
- Norwegian: eventyrlig adj
- Polish: fantastyczny adj fantastyczna
- Brazilian Portuguese: fantástico adj fantástica
- European Spanish:
fantástico
adj fantástica
- Swedish: fantastisk adj fantastiskt
- Thai: วิเศษ adj
- Turkish: harika adj
- Vietnamese: tuyệt vời adj
Usage examples
They were curious stories which grew and grew, starting off true but becoming fantastic : there were racehorses, there were seahorses.
, Lost Children (1994)With 30 contests still to be fought, today's stiff breeze should reward both teams and spectators with some fantastic racing.
Yachting Boating World (2004)And Izumo's completely different, the facilities are fantastic.
Irish Times (2002)And by having more than a fantastic future behind them, they have wilfully betrayed the rock'n'roll comeback industry.
Glasgow Herald (2001)It's the most efficient and professional -- a bit like a factory but a fantastic artistic factory.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)