fantastic

adjective

/fænˈtæstɪk/

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(informal) extremely good; excellent synonym great, brilliant
- He's done a fantastic job.
- This was a fantastic opportunity for students.
- You look fantastic!
- It was a fantastic achievement.
- The weather was absolutely fantastic.
- You've got the job? Fantastic!
- it is fantastic to do something It was fantastic to see so many families enjoying themselves.
Synonyms great
great
- cool
- fantastic
- fabulous
- terrific
- brilliant
- awesome
- epic
These are all informal words that describe somebody/something that is very good, impressive, great fun, 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:
  ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’
- 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.
- brilliant (British English, informal), extremely good; wonderful:
  ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’
- awesome (informal, especially North American English) very good, impressive or great fun:
  The show was just awesome.
- epic (informal) very good, impressive or great fun:
  The adventure and action are truly epic in scope.
Patterns
- to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time
- to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic
Extra Examples
- The sense of freedom was absolutely fantastic.
- a fantastic beach in Australia
- This cake tastes fantastic.
- We had a really fantastic holiday.
- We had really fantastic weather in Rio.
- ‘How was your trip?’ ‘ Fantastic!’
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- truly
- utterly
- …
See full entry
(informal) very large; larger than you expected synonym enormous, amazing
- The response to our appeal was fantastic.
- The car costs a fantastic amount of money.
(also less frequent fantastical)
[usually before noun] strange and showing a lot of imagination synonym weird
- fantastic dreams of forests and jungles
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- rather
See full entry
impossible to put into practice; impossible to believe
- a fantastic scheme/project
- It may sound rather fantastic, but it's the truth.
- The plot gets increasingly fantastic as the film goes on.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘unreal’): from Old French fantastique, via medieval Latin from Greek phantastikos, from phantazein ‘make visible’, phantazesthai ‘have visions, imagine’, from phantos ‘visible’ (related to phainein ‘to show’). From the 16th to the 19th cents the Latinized spelling phantastic was also used.

单词	fantastic
释义	fantastic adjective /fænˈtæstɪk/ /fænˈtæstɪk/ jump to other results (informal) extremely good; excellent synonym great, brilliant He's done a fantastic job. This was a fantastic opportunity for students. You look fantastic! It was a fantastic achievement. The weather was absolutely fantastic. You've got the job? Fantastic! it is fantastic to do something It was fantastic to see so many families enjoying themselves. Synonyms greatgreat cool fantastic fabulous terrific brilliant awesome epic These are all informal words that describe somebody/something that is very good, impressive, great fun, 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: ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’ 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. brilliant (British English, informal), extremely good; wonderful: ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’ awesome (informal, especially North American English) very good, impressive or great fun: The show was just awesome. epic (informal) very good, impressive or great fun: The adventure and action are truly epic in scope. Patterns to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic Extra Examples The sense of freedom was absolutely fantastic. a fantastic beach in Australia This cake tastes fantastic. We had a really fantastic holiday. We had really fantastic weather in Rio. ‘How was your trip?’ ‘ Fantastic!’ Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really truly utterly … See full entry (informal) very large; larger than you expected synonym enormous, amazing The response to our appeal was fantastic. The car costs a fantastic amount of money. (also less frequent fantastical) [usually before noun] strange and showing a lot of imagination synonym weird fantastic dreams of forests and jungles Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb rather See full entry impossible to put into practice; impossible to believe a fantastic scheme/project It may sound rather fantastic, but it's the truth. The plot gets increasingly fantastic as the film goes on. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘unreal’): from Old French fantastique, via medieval Latin from Greek phantastikos, from phantazein ‘make visible’, phantazesthai ‘have visions, imagine’, from phantos ‘visible’ (related to phainein ‘to show’). From the 16th to the 19th cents the Latinized spelling phantastic was also used.
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