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- pronunciation:
- faen
taes
tihk
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
wildly imaginative and incredible.
Her brother told a fantastic story about being kidnapped by wolves.- synonyms:
- sensational
- similar words:
- fictional, imaginative, incredible
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| definition 2: |
strange or unusual.
We read about the fantastic life forms on the ocean floor.- synonyms:
- peculiar, queer, strange
- antonyms:
- ordinary
- similar words:
- conspicuous, curious, eccentric, extraordinary, odd, remarkable, striking, unusual, weird
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| definition 3: |
(informal) excellent or superb.
She was a fantastic singer when she was young.- synonyms:
- excellent, exceptional, marvelous, outstanding, superb, terrific
- antonyms:
- ordinary
- similar words:
- fabulous, good, great, incredible, out of this world, sensational, splendid, superior, tremendous, wonderful
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| related words: |
absurd, legendary, make-believe, queer, strange, terrific, uncanny |
| derivations: |
fantastical (adj.), fantastically (adv.) |
The word fantastic
contains the following part:
-ic
Latin and Greek
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ic
attaches to roots and words of Greek or Latin origin to form adjectives. A few words ending in -ic
(magic
, critic
, music
) were adjectives that became nouns in Greek before they entered English, also as nouns.
Example words:
aerobic, antibiotic, aquatic, civic, comic, critic, democratic, domestic, dramatic, eccentric, economic, erratic, fantastic, geometric, magic, microscopic, music, pathetic, periodic, physical, physics, sonic, sympathetic
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