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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 romantic
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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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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as in wonderful
fantastic
of the very best kind
surfing conditions were simply fantastic
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Recent Examples of fantastic
Fervor over this fantastical Super Bowl fix did not go unnoticed by the League.
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Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
On paper, Torres, 25, looks like a fantastic addition.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
And yet fantastical to imagine an actual person saying that.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
Maye, who was fantastic in the regular season, has not seen the same success in the playoffs, despite making the Super Bowl.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
On paper, Torres, 25, looks like a fantastic addition.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
And yet fantastical to imagine an actual person saying that.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
Maye, who was fantastic in the regular season, has not seen the same success in the playoffs, despite making the Super Bowl.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantastic
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Why would someone dig such a bizarre underground hideout?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Well, what happened next was pretty bizarre.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Her rosy cheeks and lips amp up the romantic feel of her loose, low, barely-up updo.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2026
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People my age like to wallow in nostalgia for the town, in a romantic narrative of slow living, of sunshine, sea, and wind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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This could even include being part of a role-play activity that is based on their favorite storyline, a nostalgic scene or even a fictional world.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Featuring Tim McGraw, Eric Church, and Morgan Wallen, the song finds each artist inhabiting a specific member of the landowning (fictional) McArthur family.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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Personal style runs the most gigantic gamut among nominees, presenters, performers, and guests, so that means the Grammy red carpet offers an incredible range of hair, makeup, and nail inspiration.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2026
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Femina is an incredible achievement and the world is better for it.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Second, that Carrick was genuinely a player of wonderful ability, who was seen as a tremendous talent from a young age.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Giving family members an opportunity to enjoy the cruise at their own pace can go a long way to creating a trip filled with wonderful memories, Denison says.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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These politicians who are in their 80s and now 90s continuing to run for office is absurd.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rates are soaring at absurd levels, but what’s worse is what many homeowners are getting in return — less coverage, fewer payouts and other negative effects.—
Dave Lieber,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The clientele at Chablé has primarily been couples looking for a quiet, romantic retreat in an exotic tropical setting though the property is making a play to attract more families with the addition of a kid’s club and a small farm with a petting zoo, both new in 2024.—
John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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These are exotic versions of protons contain an up quark, a down quark and a strange quark instead of the proton’s two ups and one down.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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The bottom three stars can then be used to point the way to the Andromeda galaxy, by following an imaginary line from the 'base' of the stellar triangle up through the bright star Shedar and beyond, as shown in the finder map above.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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In demonstrating the technology to CalMatters, using an imaginary 56-year-old female patient who complained of trouble breathing, Scope asked several follow-up questions to drill down on her symptoms.—
Cal Matters,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Fantastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantastic. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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