fantastic

fan·tas·tic  (fn-tstk) also fan·tas·ti·cal (-t-kl)

adj.

1. Quaint or strange in form, conception, or appearance.

2.

a. Unrestrainedly fanciful; extravagant: fantastic hopes.

b. Bizarre, as in form or appearance; strange: fantastic attire; fantastic behavior.

c. Based on or existing only in fantasy; unreal: fantastic ideas about her own superiority.

3. Wonderful or superb; remarkable: a fantastic trip to Europe.

n.

An eccentric person.

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[Middle English fantastik, imagined, from Old French fantastique, from Late Latin phantasticus, imaginary, from Greek phantastikos, able to create mental images, from phantazesthai, to appear; see fantasy.]

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fan·tasti·cali·ty (-t-kl-t) n.

fan·tasti·cal·ly adv.

Synonyms: fantastic, bizarre, grotesque, fanciful, exotic
These adjectives apply to what is very strange or strikingly unusual. Fantastic describes what seems to have slight relation to the real world because of its strangeness or extravagance: fantastic imaginary beasts such as the unicorn.
Bizarre stresses oddness that is heightened by striking contrasts and incongruities and that shocks or fascinates: a bizarre art nouveau façade.
Grotesque refers principally to deformity and distortion that approach the point of caricature or even absurdity: statues of grotesque creatures.
Fanciful applies to what is strongly influenced by imagination, caprice, or whimsy: a fanciful pattern.
Something exotic is unusual and intriguing: painted landscapes in exotic colors.

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fantastic

Adjective

1. Informal excellent

2. Informal very large in degree or amount: a fantastic amount of money

3. strange or exotic in appearance: fantastic costumes

4. difficult to believe or unlikely to happen

fantastically adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fantastic - ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" antic, fantastical, grotesque strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	2.	fantastic - 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" howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, wonderful, wondrous, terrific, tremendous, grand extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	3.	fantastic - fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance" wild unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels"
	4.	fantastic - existing in fancy only; "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne fantastical unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
	5.	fantastic - extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance; "Gaudi's fantastic architecture" fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"

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fantastic

adjective 1. (Informal) wonderful, great, excellent, very good, mean (slang) topping Brit. (slang) cracking Brit. (informal) crucial (slang) smashing (informal) superb, tremendous (informal) magnificent, marvellous, terrific (informal) sensational (informal) mega (slang) awesome (slang) dope (slang) world-class, first-rate, def (slang) brill (informal) out of this world (informal) boffo (slang) jim-dandy (slang) bitchin' U.S. (slang) chillin' U.S. (slang) booshit Austral. (slang) exo Austral. (slang) sik Austral. (slang) rad (informal) phat (slang) schmick Austral. (informal) << OPPOSITE ordinary

adjective 2. (Informal) enormous, great, huge, vast, severe, extreme, overwhelming, tremendous, immense

adjective 3. strange, bizarre, weird, exotic, peculiar, imaginative, queer, grotesque, quaint, unreal, fanciful, outlandish, whimsical, freakish, chimerical, phantasmagorical

adjective 4. implausible, unlikely, incredible, absurd, irrational, preposterous, capricious, cock-and-bull (informal) cockamamie (slang), chiefly U.S. mad

Translations

fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] adj → fantástico

fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] adj → fantastique

fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] adj → fantastisch

fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] adj → fantastico/a