fantastic

Extremely good or enjoyable.

• The food was fantastic.
• We had a fantastic time at the beach.
• You have done a fantastic job on this room.

Similar words: wonderful, excellent, great, amazing

Opposites: terrible

Common phrases: fantastic news, fantastic job, fantastic time

Created in the imagination, often involving strange creatures or events that could not happen in real life.

• The story contains fantastic creatures.
• She painted fantastic landscapes filled with floating islands.
• His fantastic tales describe cities hidden beneath the sea.

Similar words: imaginary, fanciful, fantastical

Opposites: real

Common phrases: fantastic creatures, fantastic tales, fantastic world

So strange or unlikely that it seems to belong in an imaginary world.

• The book describes fantastic creatures.
• She told a fantastic tale about a city beneath the sea.
• His fantastic claims were difficult to believe.

Similar words: unbelievable, fantastical

Common phrases: fantastic story, fantastic creatures, fantastic claims