fab

adjective

ˈfab 

: fabulous

Synonyms

• A-OK
• A1
• awesome
• bang-up
• banner
• beautiful
• blue-chip
• blue-ribbon
• boffo
• bonny [chiefly British]
• bonnie
• boss [slang]
• brag
• brave
• bully
• bumper
• capital
• choice
• classic
• cool [slang]
• corking
• crackerjack
• cracking
• dandy
• divine
• dope [slang]
• down [slang]
• dynamite
• excellent
• fabulous
• famous
• fantabulous [slang]
• fantastic
• fine
• first-class
• first-rate
• first-string
• five-star
• four-star
• frontline
• gangbusters
• gangbuster
• gilt-edged
• gilt-edge
• gone [slang]
• grand
• great
• groovy
• heavenly
• high-class
• hot
• hype [slang]
• immense
• jim-dandy
• keen
• lovely
• marvelous
• marvellous
• mean
• neat
• nifty
• noble
• number one
• No. 1
• numero uno
• out-of-sight [slang]
• par excellence
• peachy
• peachy keen
• phat [slang]
• prime
• primo [slang]
• prize
• prizewinning
• quality
• radical [slang]
• righteous [slang]
• sensational
• slick
• splendid
• stellar
• sterling
• superb
• superior
• superlative
• supernal
• swell
• terrific
• tip-top
• top
• top-notch
• top-of-the-line
• top-shelf
• topflight
• topping [chiefly British]
• unsurpassed
• wizard [chiefly British]
• wonderful

Examples of fab in a Sentence

We had a fab time.

that designer's new line of spring clothing is absolutely fab

Recent Examples on the Web

Fortunately, there are a ton of fab beauty products on Amazon and many of them are currently on sale. —Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024

Crews are scheduled to make the west side of the fab weather-tight by October. —Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024

Four fab details from ‘Beats & Threads’ ▪ After The Beatles played an outdoor show in Lancashire, England, on Aug. 5, 1963, a local man swiped Starr’s drum key and later displayed it in a cabinet for years. —Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2024

Instead, one-time exceptions should be made that will allow fab constructions and upgrades to start with little delay. —Rakesh Kumar, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023

Here are 10 fab things unfolding on the California travel scene in 2024. —Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2024

In the fab five mix are Geneva Karr; Xunami Muse; Megami, the geek chic goddess of Brooklyn; Mirage, the legs of Las Vegas; and Morphine Love Dion, the Latina goddess of Miami. —Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023

Elsewhere, choose from gorgeous area rugs, just-right mattresses, and projector sets that’ll make a fab present for that friend who has everything. —Melanie Curry, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023

There are also unexpected finds like this Brookstone theater set that makes a fab present for that friend who has everything. —Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Fab

noun

ˈfab 

variants or Fab fragment

: a fragment of an antibody that contains one antigen-binding site, one complete light chain, and part of one heavy chain