fantastic 
fan·tas·tic (fan tas′tik)
adjective
- existing in the imagination; imaginary; unreal fantastic terrors
- having a strange or weird appearance; grotesque; odd; quaint fantastic designs
- strange and unusual; extravagant; capricious; eccentric a fantastic plan
- seemingly impossible; incredible fantastic progress in science
Etymology: ME fantastik < OFr fantastique < ML fantasticus < LL phantasticus < Gr phantastikos, able to present or represent to the mind < phantazein, to make visible < phainein, to show: see fantasy
noun
a person who is fantastic in behavior, dress, etc.; eccentric
fantastic
modif.
Based on or suggesting fantasy
whimsical, capricious, extravagant, freakish, strange, odd, queer, quaint, singular, peculiar, outlandish, bizarre, weird, farfetched, erratic, wonderful, comical, foreign, exotic, fabulous, extreme, ludicrous, ridiculous, preposterous, implausible, unreal, grotesque, chimerical, fanciful, eccentric, absurd, vague, illusive, imaginary, hallucinatory, phantasmagoric, high-flown, affected, mannered, artificial, baroque, out of sight*, far-out*. Antonyms
conventional, ordinary, real. Seemingly impossible
incredible, unbelievable, phenomenal; see excellent, unbelievable 1.
fantastic implies a lack of restraint in imagination, suggesting that which is extravagantly fanciful or unreal in design, conception, construction, etc. fantastic notions; bizarre suggests that which is extraordinarily eccentric or strange because of startling incongruities, extreme contrasts, etc. music with a bizarre atonality; grotesque suggests a ludicrously unnatural distortion of the normal or real, or a fantastic combination of elements the grotesque grimaces of the comedian
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- trip: And now we can trip the light fantastic -- To the recycling skips and dump our plastic!
Modifies a noun
- opportunity: A Fantastic opportunity to work with a TOP 3 Pharma company!
- weekend: Maximize Stag Weekends ensures your stag party will enjoy a fantastic stag weekend in Leeds.
- achievement: A fantastic achievement which has ensured The Young Theater's entry in the annals of amateur theater in Great Britain.
- prise: There were four fantastic prizes on offer which meant the competition was fierce.
- scenery: Very quiet with hardly ever another vehicle Fantastic scenery No one to hassle you, particularly around the northern shore which is very remote.
- view: Right on our doorstep is a lovely unspoiled cove of soft sand which has fantastic views all along the south coast.
Modifying Another Word
- absolutely: Joe with his finished cake which tasted absolutely fantastic!
- absolutly: I went out just before christmas with Stuart Grigg, what an experience, absolutly fantastic.
- truly: The entire experience was truly fantastic - We can't wait to return.
- utterly: And thats only been possible because so many of you have been so utterly fantastic.
- simply: We negotiated hard with them and the end result is simply fantastic.
- really: The last four are really fantastic with Only A Woman being one of my favorites.
Infinitive complement
- see: It is fantastic to see how much their confidence has developed by the time they come to perform.
Used with adjective complement
- look: Moreover she looks fantastic too - at least half of her 51 years!
- sound: They play them on Sports stations a lot simply because they sound so damn fantastic.
- feel: We have asked several experts to advise you on how to re-enter the job market looking and feeling fantastic.
- taste: Joe with his finished cake which tasted absolutely fantastic!
- seem: The second is to remember that very plain literal fact always seems fantastic.
Preposition: in
- bed: You go up to her and say, " I'm fantastic in bed " .
Come, knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light fantastic round.
Science has 'explained'nothing: the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.
The Labour Party's election programmeis the most fantastic and impracticable programme ever put before the electors. This is not socialism. It is bolshevism run mad.
Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe.
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