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Fantastical

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Adjective

1. fantastic, fantastical

existing in fancy only

Example Sentences:
'fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel'

2. antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque

ludicrously odd

Example Sentences:
'Hamlet's assumed antic disposition'
'fantastic Halloween costumes'
'a grotesque reflection in the mirror'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fantastical

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adjective
another word for fantastic

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fantastical

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adj.
1.
a. Based on or existing only in fantasy; unreal: fantastic mythological creatures; the fantastic realms of science fiction.
b. Strange or fanciful in form, conception, or appearance: “The fire assumed fantastic shapes as he watched” (Ward Just).
2.
a. Unrealistic; irrational: “the early jubilant years of the Restoration with their fantastic hopes of a Golden Age and incorruptible power” (Janet Todd).
b. Exceedingly great in size or degree; extravagant: a fantastic sum of money.
3. Wonderful or superb; remarkable: a fantastic trip to Europe.
n.
An eccentric person.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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