Fanciful synonyms and antonyms
făn'sĭ-fəl
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unfanciful (antonym)
Not fanciful
The definition of whimsical is playful or out of the ordinary.
Created by, indicative of, or characterized by imagination or creativity.
Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).
Subject to caprices; tending to change abruptly and without apparent reason; erratic; flighty
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The definition of imaginary is not real or existing only in the mind, or a square root of a negative number.
Existing in imagination only; imaginary.
Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness.
Producing, based on, or having the nature of, illusion; deceptive; unreal
Not usual or ordinary; singular; peculiar; strange
The definition of extravagant is being excessive or overdone.
unreal (related)
Not real, actual, or genuine; imaginary, fanciful, insubstantial, false, etc.
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fantastic (related)
Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.
Very odd in manner, appearance, etc.; grotesque
Having a pleasant or romantic atmosphere
Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity:
Lacking practicality or the possibility of realization:
Illusory.
in the clouds
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Existing only in a myth or myths
(Archaic) Unfamiliar or unusual in character; strange:
Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.
Romantic is defined as something, such as an action or behavior, that is done to woo a significant other or to be a sign of love and/or affection.
Not read, studied, or perused:
unromantic (antonym)
Not romantic
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unimaginative (antonym)
Not imaginative
serious (antonym)
The definition of serious is showing deep thought, not joking, or a situation that requires careful thought.
grave (antonym)
Fraught with danger or harm:
real (antonym)
The definition of real is something that is true and authentic or something is very important or significant.
ordinary (antonym)
Not particularly good; not better than average:
Of or having to do with a concept or concepts
Concocted or fabricated, especially in order to deceive or mislead; make up:
Relating to or being a kinshiplike relationship among people who are not related by heredity, marriage, or adoption, often involving the use of kinship terms.
Highly decorated:
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plain (related)
Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:
(Linguistics) Understood in terms of semantic content rather than grammatical structure. The word did is notional in We did the work and relational in We did not agree.
far-fetched (related)
preposterous (related)
implausible (related)
outlandish (related)
specious (related)
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prosaic (related)
farfetched (related)
plausible (related)
grandiose (related)
absurd (related)
nonsensical (related)
Humorous; jesting:
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Skilled in inventing; creative
Find another word for fanciful. In this page you can discover 57 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fanciful, like: phantasmic, unfanciful, fantastical, whimsical, imaginative, chimerical, capricious, imaginary, visionary, dreamlike and illusory.
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