fantastic
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- excellent, awesome (slang), first-rate, marvellous, sensational (informal), superb, wonderful
- strange, fanciful, grotesque, outlandish
- unrealistic, extravagant, far-fetched, ludicrous, ridiculous, wild
- implausible, absurd, cock-and-bull (informal), incredible, preposterous, unlikely

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Contrasted words: common, commonplace, everyday, familiar, ordinary, customary, prevailing, universal, usual, factual, solid, sound, valid, well-grounded, plausible, reasonable
Related Words: implausible, incredible, unbelievable, absurd, preposterous, irrational, unreasonable, deceptive, delusive, delusory, misleading, adroit, clever, ingenious, eccentric, erratic, odd, queer, singular, strange, nonsensical, ridiculous

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fan‧tas‧tic S3 /fænˈtæstɪk/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: fantastique, from Greek phantastikos, from phantasia; ⇒ fantasy]

1. extremely good, attractive, enjoyable etc:
You look fantastic!
It’s a fantastic place, really beautiful!

2. spoken used when someone has just told you something good Synonym : excellent, wonderful:
‘I’ve passed my driving test.’ ‘Fantastic!’
That’s fantastic news!

3. a fantastic amount is extremely large Synonym : huge:
Kids spend fantastic amounts of money on CDs.

4. a fantastic plan, suggestion etc is not likely to be possible:
a fantastic scheme

5. [only before noun] a fantastic story, creature, or place is imaginary and is very strange and magical Synonym : fantastical ⇒ fantasy 3:
fantastic tales of dragons and fairy queens
—fantastically /-kli/ adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

fantastic
adj.
I. very good
VERBS be, feel, look, smell, sound, taste I felt fantastic after my swim. This cake tastes fantastic.
ADV. really, truly We had a really fantastic holiday.
absolutely, just, quite The sense of freedom was absolutely fantastic.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

fantastic
II. strange
VERBS be, look, sound
ADV. rather It may sound rather fantastic, but it's the truth.
increasingly The plot gets increasingly fantastic as the film goes on.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

fantastic
adjective
BAD: The shops in London are very fantastic.
GOOD: The shops in London are absolutely fantastic.

Usage Note:
See note at VERY 4 (very)

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