Synonyms & related words for fantastical

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of fantastical — including fantastic, grotesque, fanciful, phantasmagoric, outlandish, wondrous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to fantastical

Explore words related to fantastical — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include fantasticality, fantasticate, fantastication, fantasticalness, fantasticism, phantasmagorical, fancifulness, surreal. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for fantastical

Common synonyms for fantastical include fantastic, grotesque, fanciful, phantasmagoric, outlandish, wondrous, unreal, bizarre — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does fantastical come from?

The word fantastical breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: fantast, from Greek phantastikos (“able to imagine”); -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”); and -al, from Latin alis (“relating to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.