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Definitions

fanciful

[fan-si-fuhl] / ˈfæn sɪ fəl /
ADJECTIVE
imaginary, romantic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd bizarre extravagant fantastic fantastical fictional imaginative offbeat preposterous unreal whimsical
WEAK
aerial blue-sky capricious castles in the air chimerical curious dreamlike fabulous fairy-tale fancied fictitious fictive flaky floating ideal illusory imagined incredible kinky legendary mythical notional on cloud nine pie in the sky pipe dream poetic shadowy suppositious visionary wild
Antonyms
STRONGEST
normal reasonable sensible usual
WEAK
grave ordinary real serious sincere unfanciful unimaginative unromantic

Example Sentences

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Youth orchestras in each borough appear to be a fanciful suggestion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It is not fanciful to suspect that Iranian capabilities are being degraded very quickly.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Altay Bayindir will not be replacing him any time soon and the idea Andre Onana might come back from his loan spell in Turkey to reclaim the number-one role is fanciful.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

"I'm optimistic enough, but I know that we have to work really hard so that optimism becomes a reality, not just a fanciful dream," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

“The whole thing seems fanciful to me,” said the Queen.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.