fab

adjective

ˈfab 

: fabulous

Synonyms of fab

• lovely
• wonderful
• fabulous
• excellent
• awesome
• great
• fantastic
• terrific
• beautiful
• superb
• stellar
• marvelous
• prime
• fine

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

The collection consists of the sneaker brand’s UNO sneakers (which, PSA, are a fab Nike Air Max alternative), Arch Fit, and Slip-Ins—all of which include some of the most impressive cushioning and support, so your feet won’t throb after standing for hours in a field. —Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2026

And The Row’s appeal at first seemed like a pretentious effort to keep the TikTok crowd from gaping at its founders Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s it-shoes and fab-drab tailoring. —Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026

The coffee brown hue is so fab. —Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026

Luxury sunglasses worth the splurge Go big or go home with a pair built to last years to come like the Modo 702s, a chic frame with an Italian futurism edge, a fab pair of Jimmy Fairly aviators or the name recognition and lasting glamour of these Bottega Venetta cat eyes. —Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fab

• ab
• cab
• crab
• dab
• drab
• gab
• grab
• jab
• lab
• mab
• nab
• rab

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