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fantastic

adjective
fan·​tas·​tic | \ fan-ˈta-stik How to pronounce fantastic (audio) , fən-\
variants: or less commonly fantastical \ fan-​ˈta-​sti-​kəl How to pronounce fantastical (audio) \

Definition of fantastic

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1a : based on fantasy (see fantasy entry 1 sense 3) : not real
b : conceived or seemingly conceived by unrestrained fancy fantastic new space and nuclear weapons— Jack Raymond
c : so extreme as to challenge belief : unbelievable a fantastic industrial complex of steel, coal, machine tools, and other heavy industries— M. S. Handler broadly : exceedingly large or great spent fantastic sums on his library
2 : marked by extravagant fantasy or extreme individuality : eccentric fantastic works of art
3 fantastic : excellent, superlative a fantastic meal

fantastic

noun

Definition of fantastic (Entry 2 of 2)

: eccentric sense 1
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Other Words from fantastic

Adjective

fantasticality \ (ˌ)fan-​ˌta-​stə-​ˈka-​lə-​tē How to pronounce fantasticality (audio) , fən-​ \ noun
fantasticalness \ fan-​ˈta-​stə-​kəl-​nəs How to pronounce fantasticalness (audio) \ noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for fantastic

Synonyms: Adjective

absurd, bizarre, crazy, fanciful, foolish, insane, nonsensical, preposterous, unreal, wild

Antonyms: Adjective

realistic, reasonable

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Adjective

fantastic, bizarre, grotesque mean conceived, made, or carried out without adherence to truth or reality. fantastic may connote extravagance in conception or ingenuity of decorative invention. dreamed up fantastic rumors bizarre applies to the sensationally strange and implies violence of contrast or incongruity of combination. a bizarre medieval castle in the heart of a modern city grotesque may apply to what is conventionally ugly but artistically effective or it may connote ludicrous awkwardness or incongruity often with sinister or tragic overtones. grotesque statues on the cathedral though grieving, she made a grotesque attempt at a smile

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Examples of fantastic in a Sentence

Adjective

 The train runs at fantastic speeds. a fantastic scheme for getting rich quick

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

 Check out this fantastic snap of huskies Nika and Kira of @2husketeers along with one of their furry pals transformed into the Sanderson Sisters from the Halloween classic from 1993, Hocus Pocus. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "These Dogs Dressed Up As the Hocus Pocus Witches for Halloween—and You've Got to See the Photo," 10 Sep. 2019 All five starters never played together, and besides, this group was fantastic last year. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Sports gambling is legal in Indiana! Let's bet on the Colts," 4 Sep. 2019 Ideally, adding more streets dedicated to non-auto traffic for bikes, scooters and pedestrians would be fantastic! — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: It’s not the scooters, it’s the lack of safety (8/25/19)," 25 Aug. 2019 If the reader wants to get something out of the book, that’s fantastic. — Sarah Menkedick, Longreads, "The First Book," 24 July 2019 His creator, Kurt Vonnegut, was at once the most intellectual of playful fantasists and the most playfully fantastic of intellectuals. — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, "What Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” Tells Us Now," 13 June 2019 Meanwhile, Gigi was just spotted yesterday behind the wheel driving Tyler and some friends around, so things are still fantastic in the world of Gigi-Tyler, apparently. — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, "Wait, Is Gigi Hadid Bringing 'Bachelorette's Tyler Cameron to the VMAs as Her Date?," 23 Aug. 2019 Though its picture quality has serious shortcomings, its motion handling and response times are fantastic for any monitor, let alone one this affordable. — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "Guidemaster: Finding the best gaming monitors you can buy in 2019," 23 Aug. 2019 Also, in the community, R-Ladies has been fantastic in improving the gender diversity. — Dan Kopf, Quartz, "What’s next for the popular programming language R?," 17 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of fantastic

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1598, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for fantastic

Adjective and Noun

Middle English fantastic, fantastical, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French fantastique, from Late Latin phantasticus, from Greek phantastikos producing mental images, from phantazein to present to the mind — more at fancy

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fantastic

adjective
How to pronounce fantastic (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of fantastic

: extremely good
: extremely high or great
: very strange, unusual, or unlikely

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fantastic

adjective
fan·​tas·​tic | \ fan-ˈta-stik How to pronounce fantastic (audio) \

Kids Definition of fantastic

1 : produced by or like something produced by the imagination a fantastic scheme

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