Synonyms for fantastical
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1. fantastic, fantasticaladjective

   existing in fancy only

   "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

   Synonyms:
   wondrous, grotesque, tremendous, terrific, antic, howling(a), wonderful, marvellous, fantastic, wild, marvelous, rattling(a), grand

   Antonyms:
   existent, familiar, real

2. antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesqueadjective

   ludicrously odd

   "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"

   Synonyms:
   wondrous, grotesque, tremendous, terrific, antic, howling(a), wonderful, marvellous, fantastic, wild, monstrous, marvelous, rattling(a), grand

   Antonyms:
   existent, real, familiar

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1. fantasticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   imaginary, fanciful, ideal, chimerical, visionary, not real

2. fantasticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   whimsical, capricious, odd, queer, BIZARRE, strange, wild

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1. List of paraphrases for "fantastical":

   fantastic

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How to use fantastical in a sentence?

1. Bernard Rose:

   These are things I found when I went to Chicago, and I think if Tony Todd're going to do something weird and fantastical and supernatural it's much better if all the details are true.

2. Burton:

   It is a kind of policy in these days to prefix a fantastical title to a book which is to be sold; for as larks come down to a day-net, many vain readers will tarry and stand gazing, like silly passengers, at an antic picture in a painter?s shop that will not look at a judicious piece.

3. Elizabeth Marvel:

   We all assume that what we're doing on TV tends toward the fantastical, so it's been intense that it has been so [much like a] docudrama, quite frankly, it is remarkable how these writers read the tea leaves and see what's coming.

4. Britney Spears:

   Britney was the family's breadwinner, and she also otherwise supported you. Publicly airing false or fantastical grievances is wrong, especially when designed to sell books. It is also potentially unlawful and defamatory.

5. City Commissioner Al Schmidt:

   I have seen the most fantastical things on social media, making completely ridiculous allegations that have no basis in fact at all and see them spread.