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also fantastical
1
as in bizarre
conceived or made without regard for reason or reality
a fantastic scheme for getting rich quick
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2
as in marvellous
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
to European explorers, the Far East was a fantastic land filled with unimaginable riches
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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
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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
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5
as in wonderful
fantastic
of the very best kind
surfing conditions were simply fantastic
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Recent Examples of fantastic
This is a fantastic feature for deep frying, sous-vide style cooking, candymaking, tempering, and so much more.
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Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs was fantastic while facing Commanders backups.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Yeah, if the two generals agreed, that would be fantastic, but a number of things would have to happen.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The fresh tomatoes and basil on the pan-toasted bread was fantastic.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
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Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
Backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs was fantastic while facing Commanders backups.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Yeah, if the two generals agreed, that would be fantastic, but a number of things would have to happen.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The fresh tomatoes and basil on the pan-toasted bread was fantastic.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantastic
Adjective
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After a couple of insulting caricatures, increasingly bizarre depictions of the Vice President started to spread through the internet, the trend becoming a competition to see who could create the most hideous, weird or original Vance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These clever yet bizarre gadgets are both fun and oddly useful.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Run every business decision by this fictional person, and make sure your team do it too.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In the episode, Noem references the real-life dog shooting in a fictional ICE recruiting video, and caps off every scene by pulling out a gun and killing a different puppy.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Encore® family of azaleas stands apart from all others with their incredible reblooming ability, sun tolerance, and cold hardiness.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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Women Who Drum Festival Sunday from 2-9 p.m. in Detroit’s Black Bottom Park, the annual Women Who Drum Festival will take place, dedicated to showcasing the incredible talent of female drummers and musicians while advocating for gender equality and diversity in the music industry.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Caring, smart and fun with a wonderful calming Zen demeanor.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Preserving history is wonderful, but so is safety. — Mary Ellen Stepowany, Baltimore Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025
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Former artistic director Victoria Morgan’s version of the story is appropriately fanciful and always has a few surprises tucked away, even for those of us who see it every year.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Those traits can be seen in Bahnsen’s work, which is fanciful yet wearable, marking a departure from old ideas of femininity where clothing had to be tight and short (and subsequently uncomfortable).—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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But Washington, born of a compromise between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, wasn’t supposed to be a marvelous place to live and work.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Aug. 2025
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This is a marvelous day because both Venus and lucky Jupiter are lined up in your sign!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
11 Aug. 2025
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Human rights, utopias, interracial love, ambition, war and betrayal are the ingredients of this film crafted with archival images and an imaginary diary shot on 16mm film that expresses all the modernity of Cabral’s vision of the world.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Another transforms her into the enigmatic hostess of an imaginary cabaret, a nod to her Broadway performance in 2014.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Compensation of a sort came as the excellent form continued in the league.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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And its large, thin leaves do provide excellent material to us as mulch or in a compost pile.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Fantastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantastic. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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