fabulous

fab·u·lous

adjective \ˈfa-byə-ləs\

Definition of FABULOUS

1

a : resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature <fabulous wealth>

b : wonderful, marvelous <had a fabulous time>

2

: told in or based on fable

— fab·u·lous·ly adverb

— fab·u·lous·ness noun

Examples of FABULOUS

1. I had a fabulous time.
2. The weather has been fabulous.
3. He is making fabulous amounts of money.

Origin of FABULOUS

Middle English, from Latin fabulosus, from fabula

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to FABULOUS

Synonyms

fabled, mythical, legendary

Antonyms

actual, existent, existing, real

Related Words

famed, romanticized, storied; chimerical (also chimeric), fabricated, fantastic (also fantastical), fictional, fictitious; fanciful, imaginary, imagined, invented, made-up, make-believe, pretend, unreal; allegorical, mythological (also mythologic); semilegendary

Near Antonyms

actual, existent, real, real-world; historical; factual, true; attested, authenticated, confirmed, established, proven, substantiated, validated, verified; authentic, bona fide, genuine, real-life

See Synonym Discussion at fictitious