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The book described a fantastical garden.
What does Fantastical mean?
Fantastical means magical, strange, or highly imaginative.
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Very imaginative, magical, or strange in a way that does not seem realistic.
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A fantastical creature guarded the hidden gate.
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The artist used fantastical colors to make the scene feel dreamlike.
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fan · tas · ti · kul · strongest beat: tas
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WordFantastical.
Partadjective.
MeaningFantastical means magical, strange, or highly imaginative.
ExampleExample: The book described a fantastical garden.
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- Syllables
- fan · tas · ti · kul
- Strongest beat
- tas
- Ending
- kul
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on tas.
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Synonyms
Words like Fantastical
magicalUse for something that seems full of magic.
imaginativeUse for something created by the imagination.
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Fantastical word family
Base word
fantastical
adverb
fantastically
In a magical or highly imaginative way.
noun
fantasy
An imagined story or idea.
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