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Definition of fantastic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    fantastic

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//fænˈtæstɪk//
     
     
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  1. 1(informal) extremely good; excellent synonym great a fantastic beach in California a fantastic achievement The weather was absolutely fantastic. You got the job? Fantastic! Thesaurusgreat
    • cool
    • fantastic
    • fabulous
    • terrific
    • awesome
    These are all informal words that describe someone or something that is very good, pleasant, enjoyable, etc.
    • great (informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure:We had a great time in Madrid.
    • cool (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive, or different:I think their new song's really cool.
    • fantastic (informal) extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure:I had a fantastic vacation in Mexico.
    • fabulous (informal) extremely good:Jane's a fabulous cook.(Fabulous is slightly more old-fashioned than the other words in this set.)
    • terrific (informal) extremely good; wonderful:She's doing a terrific job.
    • awesome (informal) very good, impressive, or enjoyable:The show was just awesome.
    Patterns
    • to have a(n) great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/awesome time
    • to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/awesome
    • really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/awesome
    • absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/awesome
  2. 2(informal) very large; larger than you expected synonym amazing, enormous The response to our fundraiser was fantastic. The car costs a fantastic amount of money.
  3. 3(less frequent fantastical
    NAmE//fænˈtæstɪkl//
     
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    [usually before noun] strange and showing a lot of imagination synonym weird fantastic dreams of forests and jungles
  4. 4impossible to put into practice a fantastic idea/project
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NAmE//fænˈtæstɪkli//
 
adverb fantastically successful a fantastically shaped piece of stone
See fantastic in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary