fantastic (adj.)

  1. ludicrously odd; Hamlets assumed antic disposition; fantastic Halloween costumes; a grotesque reflection in the mirror

    [ Syn: antic , fantastical , grotesque ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: grand , howling , marvelous , marvellous , rattling , terrific , tremendous , wonderful , wondrous ]

  3. fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; a fantastic idea of his own importance

    [ Syn: wild ]

  4. existing in fancy only; fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel- Nathaniel Hawthorne

    [ Syn: fantastical ]

  5. extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance; Gaudi's fantastic architecture'

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