mythical
myth·i·cal
adj \ˈmi-thi-kəl\Definition of MYTHICAL
1
: based on or described in a myth especially as contrasted with history
2
usually mythical : existing only in the imagination : fictitious, imaginary <constructed a mythical all-star team>
3
usually mythic : having qualities suitable to myth : legendary <the twilight of a mythic professional career — Clayton Riley>
— myth·i·cal·ly \-thi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Variants of MYTHICAL
myth·i·cal or myth·ic \-thik\
Examples of MYTHICAL
- Hercules was a mythical hero who was half man and half god.
- gods fighting in a mythical battle in the sky
- The sportswriters picked a mythical all-star team.
- The benefits of the new policy proved to be mythical.
First Known Use of MYTHICAL
1669
Related to MYTHICAL
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
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