fantastical

Questions about fantastical

What does fantastical mean?

fantastical means "existing in fancy only". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fantastical?

fantastical has 4 syllables: fan-ta-sti-cal. The stress falls on "ta".

What is another word for fantastical?

Close synonyms include fantastic, antic, fantastic, grotesque. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fantastical a common word?

fantastical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.