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Synonyms for fantastic

Adjective

1. antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque, strange (vs. familiar), unusual
usage: ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"
2. fantastic, howling(prenominal), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(prenominal), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous, extraordinary (vs. ordinary)
usage: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
3. fantastic, unrealistic (vs. realistic)
usage: extravagantly fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
4. fantastic, fantastical, unreal (vs. real)
usage: existing in fancy only; "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
5. fantastic, phenomenal, extraordinary (vs. ordinary)
usage: exceedingly or unbelievably great; "the bomb did fantastic damage"; "Samson is supposed to have had fantastic strength"; "phenomenal feats of memory"
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