Definitions

fabulous

[fab-yuh-luhs] / ˈfæb yə ləs /

ADJECTIVE

amazing, wonderful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astonishing astounding awesome breathtaking fantastic incredible marvelous outrageous phenomenal remarkable spectacular superb terrific unbelievable

WEAK

10 A-1 A-OK aces best cool doozie extravagant fab fictitious first-class greatest groovy immense inconceivable legendary mind-blowing out-of-sight out-of-this-world peachy primo prodigious rad striking stupendous super top drawer tops unreal wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad believable credible expected inferior normal ordinary plain plausible poor regular unamazing usual

WEAK

common simple

Example Sentences

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West Ham forward Hurst scored a fabulous hat-trick as the Three Lions clinched the game's grandest prize for the only time in their history - and on home soil.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

What fabulous representatives these are of the country that Europe once looked upon with gratitude and respect: clownish, crude and stupid all at once.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

No: The Tony program is routinely cast with enormously talented people—humans—doing fabulous things with their voices and feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Hard to choose between her, last year’s champ Hannah Einbinder and ‘Shrinking’s’ fabulous Jessica Williams.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The detective on his case, Marie-François Goron, a man with a truly fabulous mustache, was convinced that Vernet was an alias.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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