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fantastic
[ fan-tas-tik ]
adjective
- extraordinarily good; excellent:
a fantastic restaurant.
- Also ڲ·ٲ·پ· [].
- fanciful or capricious, as persons or their ideas or actions:
We never know what that fantastic creature will say next.
- imaginary or groundless in not being based on reality; foolish or irrational:
You can’t let these fantastic fears of yours control your life.
- extravagantly fanciful; marvelous:
The scenery and lighting they created for the dream sequences are truly fantastic!
- incredibly great or extreme; exorbitant:
The rich are spending fantastic sums of money, even in this economy.
- highly unrealistic or impractical:
They hatched a fantastic scheme to make a million dollars betting on horse races.
fantastic
/ æˈæɪ /
adjective
- strange, weird, or fanciful in appearance, conception, etc
- created in the mind; illusory
- extravagantly fanciful; unrealistic
fantastic plans
- incredible or preposterous; absurd
a fantastic verdict
- informal.very large or extreme; great
a fantastic fortune
he suffered fantastic pain
- informal.very good; excellent
- of, given to, or characterized by fantasy
- not constant; capricious; fitful
given to fantastic moods
noun
- archaic.a person who dresses or behaves eccentrically
Derived Forms
- ˌڲԳٲپˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڲ·ٲ·پ··ly adverb
- ڲ·ٲ·پ··ness ڲ·ٲ·پ··i·ty [fan-tas-ti-, kal, -i-tee], noun
- ··ڲ·ٲ·پ adjective
- su·per·ڲ·ٲ·پ··ly adverb
- ܲ·ڲ·ٲ·پ adjective
- un·ڲ·ٲ·پ··ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of fantastic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fantastic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Both men received a fantastic standing ovation when introduced to the crowd, with the spectators then treated to some high-quality snooker.
"It was a fantastic buzz, I maybe ran out of belief," recalled Davis.
His assist for the goal was fantastic but he just continually gets up and down the field.
Ms Hatton said her friend, who has cerebral palsy, was a "fantastic human being" who enjoyed going into schools to "inspire the next generation".
But while it was good for some of the managers, it was absolutely fantastic for non-manager investors because they were being put back in charge.
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