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Synonyms for fantastic
Synonyms for fantastic: wild and wonderful. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for fantastic
- wildadjective, in the sense "fanciful and unrealistic"
- wonderfuladjective, in the sense "extraordinarily good or great"
Two senses of fantastic, two audited synonyms, one for each. The bank does not stack alternatives under a sense it has not separated.
fanciful and unrealistic
A fantastic idea of his own importance.
fantastic in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The contractor pitched a fantastic scheme for the vacant lot, one that ignored every zoning rule in the city.
- Her aunt kept describing a fantastic plan to retire on a houseboat, though she had never once been sailing.
How it behaves: In this sense fantastic usually modifies an abstract noun like idea, plan, notion, or scheme, and often signals the speaker's mild disbelief or gentle mockery rather than admiration.
The true synonym
wild
Same sentence, swapped: A wild idea of his own importance.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- grand
- antic
- signal
Opposites, in this sense
realistic, sensible and practical reverse fantastic as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of fantastic takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- realistic
- sensible
- practical
extraordinarily good or great
A fantastic trip to the Orient.
fantastic in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The new espresso machine arrived this morning and the coffee it makes is fantastic.
- She read the letter twice, still amazed that the interview had gone so fantastic she got the job offer that afternoon.
How it behaves: In this sense fantastic functions as a predicative or attributive adjective before nouns like trip, view, or meal, and appears mainly in informal spoken and written registers to voice enthusiastic approval.
The true synonym
wonderful
Same sentence, swapped: A wonderful trip to the Orient.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot fantastic is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- wild
- grotesque
- ridiculous
Opposites, in this sense
ordinary, mediocre and unremarkable reverse fantastic as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of fantastic takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- ordinary
- mediocre
- unremarkable
Where fantastic turns up in the game
fantastic is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where fantastic is the trap
- wildadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is waste, in the sense "located in a dismal or remote area", with fantastic sitting one tile away.
- grandadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is heroic, in the sense "of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope", with fantastic sitting one tile away.
- falseadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is untrue, in the sense "not dependable in devotion or affection", and fantastic is on the board beside it.
Play fantastic
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so fantastic reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. fantastic carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.