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- pronunciation:
- faen
taes
tihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
wildly imaginative or outlandish; fanciful; exaggerated.
The author is best known for his fantastic science fiction stories that have delighted readers for over a century.She gave such a fantastic excuse for being late that we all had to chuckle.- synonyms:
- far-fetched, sensational, unreal
- similar words:
- bizarre, exaggerated, fanciful, fictional, fictitious, imaginative, incredible, outlandish, preposterous, romantic, whimsical
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| definition 2: |
irrational or based on imagination.
He has a fantastic opinion of his own abilities.It was a fantastic plan that couldn't possibly be put into effect.- synonyms:
- absurd, illogical, irrational
- antonyms:
- rational
- similar words:
- chimerical, crazy, fanciful, imaginary, imaginative, impractical, preposterous, romantic, unreal
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| definition 3: |
extreme or excessive.
Eventually, the family used its fantastic wealth for philanthropy.- synonyms:
- excessive, extreme
- similar words:
- enormous, exorbitant, extravagant, great, huge, immense, immoderate, tremendous
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| definition 4: |
(informal) exceptional or superb.
She's a fantastic singer who deserves all the success she's had.You should eat there; the food is fantastic!- synonyms:
- excellent, exceptional, marvelous, outstanding, superb, terrific
- antonyms:
- ordinary
- similar words:
- fabulous, good, great, incredible, out of this world, sensational, splendid, superior, tremendous, wonderful
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| definition 5: |
strange or eccentric, as in appearance.
Visitors to the aquarium can learn about fantastic life forms on the ocean floor.- synonyms:
- bizarre, peculiar, queer, screwball, strange
- antonyms:
- ordinary
- similar words:
- conspicuous, curious, eccentric, extraordinary, freaky, odd, remarkable, striking, unusual, weird
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| related words: |
absurd, burlesque, grotesque, legendary, make-believe, phantom, portentous, prodigious, queer, quixotic, strange, terrific, uncanny, visionary |
adverb + (adj.)fantastic
absolutely, utterly
(adj.)fantastic
+ noun
adventure,
array,
beast,
breakthrough,
chick,
coincidence,
comic,
creature,
embroidery,
fascination,
feast,
feat,
fiction,
finish,
foliage,
formation,
humor,
imagery,
jewel,
job,
journey,
landscape,
lash,
launch,
literature,
madness,
ornament,
palace,
pit,
poetry,
puppet,
reversal,
script,
shape,
shine,
spectacle,
spider,
sum,
tale,
treasure,
villa,
voyage
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| derivations: |
fantastical (adj.), fantastically (adv.) |
The word fantastic
contains the following part:
-ic
Latin and Greek
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ic
attaches to roots and words of Greek or Latin origin to form adjectives. A few words ending in -ic
(magic
, critic
, music
) were adjectives that became nouns in Greek before they entered English, also as nouns.
Example words:
abiotic, acerbic, acidic, aerobic, agnostic, analgesic, anthropocentric, antibiotic, aquatic, civic, comic, critic, democratic, domestic, dramatic, eccentric, economic, erratic, erotic, euphoric, euphotic, fantastic, heliocentric, geometric, magic, microscopic, music, pathetic, periodic, philosophical, physical, physics, psychic, sonic, sympathetic
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