Synonyms for fantastical
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Fantastic; wonderful; splendid.
Related words
- Word family
- fantastically fantasticalness
Choose the right word
We speak of that as fanciful which is irregular in taste and judgment; we speak of it as fantastical when it becomes grotesque and extravagant as well as irregular; we speak of it as visionary when it is wholly unfounded in the nature of things.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- fantastic It would be fantastic if you could do that for me.
- strange Press the red button if something strange happens.
- whimsical He never lost his whimsical longing for adventure.
- fanciful His ideas are often fanciful, but they're always original.
By length
- 4 letters
- wild1
- 5 letters
- queer1, antic2
- 6 letters
- unreal2
- 7 letters
- strange1, maggoty
- 8 letters
- fanciful3, notional3, freakish
- 9 letters
- fantastic3, imaginary5, visionary4, grotesque2, whimsical3, crotchety3, humorsome
- 10 letters
- capricious3, chimerical4, humoursome
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (antic2 = 2 syllables).