fancied

1 of 2

adjective

fan·​cied ˈfan(t)-sēd 

: imagined or believed to be true or real

a fancied resemblance

I can't remember any damn memo of mine at all, but I have the distinct impression that almost all of them were written in anger over real or fancied wrongs …

—James Thurber

… like the split infinitive and other fancied lapses from verbal rectitude …

—Kingsley Amis

fancied

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of fancy entry 1

Examples of fancied in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

At odds-on favourites, Villa are firmly fancied to get the better of their Bundesliga opponents and lift that Europa League trophy. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 19 May 2026

Authoritarian regimes the world over have relied on enmities, real or fancied, to suppress their own people. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from past participle of fancy entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1568, in the meaning defined above