Foundation level · Year 4 · free
fantastic
adjective · Say it: fan-TAS-tik
What it means
Foundationextremely good or wonderful
We had a fantastic day at the seaside building sandcastles and eating ice cream.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- brilliant
- marvellous
- superb
- wonderful
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- awful
- dreadful
- terrible
More examples
- Everyone agreed that Oliver's goal in the final match was fantastic.
Where the word comes from
From the Greek word 'phantastikos', meaning able to imagine things.
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