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absurd, bizarre, crazy, fantastic (also fantastical), foolish, insane, nonsensical, preposterous, unreal, wild
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Similar fanciful themes are seen in larger Young homes on Park Avenue, a nearby street along the lakeshore. — Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com, "Michigan town famous for ‘gnome houses’ — which occasionally go up for sale — will honor the architect with the renovated Hotel Earl," 13 Aug. 2019 Such predictions of a boom in everything from consumer goods to construction may have seemed fanciful a few months ago, after the second summit between Kim and Trump collapsed. — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, "Chinese traders prepare for rush into North Korea. But sanctions still stand in the way.," 9 Aug. 2019 While New Yorkers were enraptured by Karl Lagerfeld’s fanciful creations for Chanel, down in Miami, Art Basel was heating up. — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, "Laura Harrier Adds Some Bulgari Bling to Miami Basel," 5 Dec. 2018 Susan Hilferty’s costumes add a fine touch of the fanciful and the grotesque, combined with the towering architecture of Tom Watson’s hair and wig design. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Back in Bay Area, ‘Wicked’ is a stirring ode to resistance," 16 Aug. 2019 The film’s diverse cast and crew stands to help mitigate any chagrin over how much less fanciful and more serious this new Mulan appears to be. — Allegra Frank, Vox, "Disney’s live-action Mulan remake isn’t a musical, it’s a feminist action movie," 8 July 2019 Stephen Kay has a much less fanciful theory about the allure of the homicidal. — Los Angeles Times, "At the Museum of Death, every day is like a Charles Manson anniversary," 10 Aug. 2019 Enchanting poetry, love run amuck, bumbling comedy, and fanciful antics under the summer stars combine for a perfect night at Marin County's only professional Shakespeare company, now celebrating its 30th anniversary season! — SFChronicle.com, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," 9 Aug. 2019 Dulos’ lawyer, Norm Pattis, called the wife’s claims fanciful. — David Owens, courant.com, "Warrant: Man under order to avoid contact with estranged wife arrested after Fotis Dulos reaches out to her," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fanciful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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