Synonyms of fantastic

fantastic

adjective

fan-ˈta-stik 

variants also fantastical

1

as in bizarre

conceived or made without regard for reason or reality

a fantastic scheme for getting rich quick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bizarre
• absurd
• unreal
• foolish
• insane
• crazy
• incredible
• strange
• fanciful
• ridiculous
• wild
• curious
• nonsensical
• preposterous
• unbelievable
• peculiar
• weird
• funny
• grotesque
• odd
• off the wall
• inconceivable
• unimaginable
• unthinkable
• implausible
• eccentric
• extravagant
• quirky
• surreal
• quaint
• queer
• ludicrous
• wacky
• laughable
• kinky
• outlandish
• nightmarish
• out-of-the-way
• farcical
• screwy
• dreamlike
• kooky
• outré
• Alice-in-Wonderland
• far-out
• way-out
• bizarro
• queerish
• Kafkaesque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• realistic

2

as in romantic

excitingly or mysteriously unusual

to European explorers, the Far East was a fantastic land filled with unimaginable riches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• romantic
• exotic
• marvelous
• strange
• picturesque
• foreign
• colorful
• glamorous
• fascinating
• alien
• outlandish
• distant
• enchanting
• bizarro
• dark
• quaint
• magical
• picture-book
• alluring
• remote
• captivating
• faraway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• familiar
• unglamorous
• unromantic
• nonexotic
• unexotic
• nonglamorous
• plain-Jane

3

as in fictional

not real and existing only in the imagination

a science fiction writer who can conjure up fantastic worlds and make them seem as real as our own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fictional
• imaginary
• fictitious
• mythical
• imagined
• fantasied
• imaginal
• ideal
• unreal
• fabulous
• invented
• fanciful
• phantom
• chimerical
• legendary
• phantasmal
• make-believe
• theoretical
• notional
• phantasmic
• romantic
• unlikely
• unbelievable
• visionary
• pretend
• made-up
• hypothetical
• fabled
• abstract
• deceptive
• unconvincing
• envisioned
• visualized
• illusory
• pictured
• conceived
• hallucinatory
• phantasmagoric
• envisaged
• delusive
• nonexistent
• fictive
• delusional
• concocted
• daydreamlike
• fabricated
• feigned
• inexistent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real
• actual
• true
• genuine
• existing
• authentic
• existent
• realistic
• solid
• factual
• substantial
• convincing
• physical
• verifiable
• believable
• tangible
• material
• corporeal
• palpable
• verified

4

as in incredible

too extraordinary or improbable to believe

concocted some fantastic story to try to explain why they had returned home so late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incredible
• incredulous
• unlikely
• unbelievable
• impossible
• inconceivable
• ridiculous
• unimaginable
• unthinkable
• implausible
• questionable
• unconvincing
• absurd
• full of it
• unreasonable
• doubtful
• silly
• unconceivable
• dubious
• uncompelling
• debatable
• shaky
• fishy
• suspicious
• suspect
• disputable
• flimsy
• hopeless
• ludicrous
• comical
• laughable
• far-fetched
• farcical
• dodgy
• dubitable
• outlandish
• untenable
• indefensible
• preposterous
• doubtable
• risible
• insupportable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plausible
• convincing
• conceivable
• credible
• possible
• believable
• imaginable
• creditable
• probable
• thinkable
• likely
• reasonable
• cogitable
• supposable
• indisputable
• unquestionable
• sure
• certain
• undeniable
• incontestable
• undoubted
• indubitable
• questionless

5

as in wonderful

fantastic of the very best kind

surfing conditions were simply fantastic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wonderful
• excellent
• great
• terrific
• awesome
• superb
• lovely
• fabulous
• beautiful
• marvelous
• stellar
• prime
• fine
• hot
• neat
• classic
• famous
• cool
• splendid
• quality
• heavenly
• sensational
• exceptional
• good
• divine
• fab
• top-notch
• superlative
• brave
• immense
• first-rate
• superior
• first-class
• nifty
• slick
• top
• cracking
• fantabulous
• unsurpassed
• high-class
• choice
• grand
• keen
• noble
• groovy
• dandy
• decent
• topping
• par excellence
• sterling
• swell
• prize
• top-shelf
• peachy
• banner
• dynamite
• too much
• crackerjack
• out of this world
• mean
• radical
• frontline
• better
• gone
• special
• blue-chip
• blue-ribbon
• A1
• dope
• topflight
• supernal
• righteous
• boss
• number one
• capital
• bumper
• peachy keen
• primo
• first-string
• bang-up
• out-of-sight
• adequate
• top-of-the-line
• wizard
• tip-top
• gangbusters
• hype
• bully
• satisfactory
• A-OK
• corking
• acceptable
• brag
• prizewinning
• five-star
• jim-dandy
• boffo
• down
• bonny
• four-star
• classical
• traditional
• phat
• gilt-edged
• numero uno
• tolerable
• passable
• all right
• OK
• fancy
• premium
• high-grade
• standard
• select
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terrible
• poor
• awful
• atrocious
• pathetic
• lousy
• vile
• rotten
• wretched
• bad
• unsatisfactory
• inferior
• substandard
• execrable
• mediocre
• low-grade
• second-class
• middling
• second-rate

Synonym Chooser

How is the word fantastic different from other adjectives like it?

The words bizarre and grotesque are common synonyms of fantastic. While all three words mean "conceived, made, or carried out without adherence to truth or reality," fantastic may connote extravagance in conception or ingenuity of decorative invention.

dreamed up fantastic rumors

When is it sensible to use bizarre instead of fantastic?

The meanings of bizarre and fantastic largely overlap; however, bizarre applies to the sensationally strange and implies violence of contrast or incongruity of combination.

a bizarre medieval castle in the heart of a modern city

Where would grotesque be a reasonable alternative to fantastic?

Although the words grotesque and fantastic have much in common, grotesque may apply to what is conventionally ugly but artistically effective or it may connote ludicrous awkwardness or incongruity often with sinister or tragic overtones.

grotesque statues on the cathedral

though grieving, she made a grotesque attempt at a smile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fantastic

Everything is noticed, which is so fantastic and gives us all such joy. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

Spinach is a fantastic cool-season crop that is easy to plant and even easier to harvest. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 7 July 2026

The whole experience is inspired by 1920s Paris and the fantastical adventures of a female ship captain. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Pulisic’s World Cup started with great promise, a fantastic 45 minutes against Paraguay, but left that match at halftime with a calf injury. — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Phrases Containing fantastic

• trip the light fantastic