FANTASTIC

antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque

(adjective) ludicrously odd; “Hamlet’s assumed antic disposition”; “fantastic Halloween costumes”; “a grotesque reflection in the mirror”

fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous

(adjective) extraordinarily good or great; 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”

fantastic

(adjective) extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance; “Gaudi’s fantastic architecture”

fantastic, fantastical

(adjective) existing in fancy only; “fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel”- Nathaniel Hawthorne

fantastic, wild

(adjective) fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; “a fantastic idea of his own importance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

fantastic (comparative more fantastic, superlative most fantastic)

Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.

Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.

Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque.

• T. Gray

Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

Synonyms

• (based in fantasy rather than reality): fabulous, fantastical

• (extravagantly fanciful and unrealistic): foolish, hare-brained, unrealistic, wild

• (incredibly wonderful): brilliant, fabulous, splendid, super, wonderful

• See also excellent

Antonyms

• (incredibly wonderful): sucktastic

Noun

fantastic (plural fantastics)

(archaic) A fanciful or whimsical person.

Anagrams

• anti-facts

Source: Wiktionary

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Fan*tas"tic, a. Etym: [F. fantastique, fr. Gr. Fancy.]

1. Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.

2. Having the nature of a phantom; unreal. Shak.

3. Indulging the vagaries of imagination; whimsical; full of absurd fancies; capricious; as, fantastic minds; a fantastic mistress.

4. Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; oddly shaped; grotesque. There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high. T. Gray.

Syn.

– Fanciful; imaginative; ideal; visionary; capricious; chimerical; whimsical; queer. See Fanciful.

Fan*tas"tic, n.

Definition: A person given to fantastic dress, manners, etc.; an eccentric person; a fop. Milton. Our fantastics, who, having a fine watch, take all ocasions to drow it out to be seen. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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