Fantastic
Pronunciation
- IPA: /fænˈtæstɪk/
- Rhymes: -æstɪk
Alternative forms
- fantastick obsolete
- phantastic
- phantastick obsolete
- phantastique archaic
Origin
From Middle French fantastique
Full definition of fantastic
Adjective
fantastic
- Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins.His fantastic post-college plans had all collapsed within a year of graduation.She had a fantastic view of her own importance that none of her colleagues shared.
- Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.The events were so fantastic that only the tabloids were willing to print them.She entered the lab and stood gaping for a good ten minutes at the fantastic machinery at work all around her.
- Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque.
- T. GrayThere at the foot of yonder nodding beech,
That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high. - 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!"
Synonyms
- (based in fantasy rather than reality) fabulous, fantastical
- (extravagantly fanciful and unrealistic) foolish, hare-brained, unrealistic, wild
- (incredibly wonderful) brilliant, fabulous, splendid, super, wonderful
Antonyms
- (incredibly wonderful) sucktastic