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fantastic
- /fænˈtæs.tɪk/
- [fanˈtʰas.tɪk(ʰ)] Australia, British, Southern
- [fɛə̯nˈtʰæs.tɪk(ʰ)]
- /fɛnˈtɛs.tək/ New Zealand
- /fen.ʈæs.ʈɪk/ India
Rhymes with -æstɪk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French fantastique, borrowed from Late Latin phantasticus, borrowed from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰστῐκός (phăntăstĭkós, “imaginary, fantastic; fictional”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Equivalent to fantasy + -tic. Doublet of fantastique.
adjective more fantastic · most fantastic · fantastick · phantastic · phantastick · phantastique
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Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
"I had a simply fantastic vacation, and I can't wait to tell you all about it!"
Similar: brilliant, fabulous, splendid, super, wonderful, ace, admirable, amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, badass, broyal
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Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.
He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins.
Similar: fantastical, fabulous
- Given to fanciful ideas, impulsive; irrational. She was a frightened fool, and she was fantastic, and I suppose that, at that time, she really cared for that imbecile.
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Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.
And indeed, when in the writings of Paracelſus I meet with ſuch Phantaſtick and Un-intelligible Diſcourſes as that Writer often puzzels and tyres his Reader with, father'd upon ſuch excellent Experiments, as though he ſeldom clearly teaches, I often find he knew ; me thinks the Chymiſts, in their ſe
Similar: fantastical, unrealistic, wild
- Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque. There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, / That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high.
Similar: absurd, crazy, foolish, nonsensical, unreal, preposterous, insane, fanciful, bizarre, wild · Opposite: reasonable, realistic
noun fantastics · fantastick · phantastic · phantastick · phantastique
- A fanciful or whimsical person.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fantastical, wondrous, marvelous, wonderful, phenomenal, extraordinary, tremendous, rattling, strange, antic, unusual, grotesque, terrific, unreal, howling, unrealistic
adjective
Similar: absurd, crazy, foolish, nonsensical, unreal, preposterous, insane, fanciful, bizarre, wild · Opposite: reasonable, realistic
Translations
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adj wonderful, marvelous, excellent, extraordinarily good
| Español | fantástico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 素晴らしい subarashii, 素敵 suteki, ファンタスティック fantasutikku |
| 中文 | 奇妙 qímiào |
| हिन्दी | अद्भुत adbhut |
| Português | fantástico |
| Français | fantastique |
| Deutsch | fantastisch |
| Italiano | fantastico, fantastica |
| Română | fantastic |
| Русский | чуде́сный čudésnyj, превосхо́дный prevosxódnyj, великоле́пный velikolépnyj |
| العربية | رَائِع rāʔiʕ |
adj existing in or constructed from fantasy
| 中文 | 匪夷所思 fěiyísuǒsī |
|---|---|
| Português | fantástico |
| Français | fantastique |
| Deutsch | fantastisch |
| Ελληνικά | φανταστικός fantastikós |
| Română | fantastic |
| Русский | фантасти́ческий fantastíčeskij |
adj not believable, only possible in fantasy
| Français | fantastique |
|---|---|
| Русский | причу́дливый pričúdlivyj |
adj resembling fantasies in irregularity, grotesque
| Deutsch | phantasievoll |
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title = {fantastic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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