Synonyms for fanciful

Synonyms for (adj) fanciful

Synonyms: notional, fanciful

Definition: indulging in or influenced by fancy

Usage: a fanciful mind; all the notional vagaries of childhood

Similar words: creative, originative

Definition: having the ability or power to create

Usage: a creative imagination


Synonyms: fanciful

Definition: having a curiously intricate quality

Usage: a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers

Similar words: fancy

Definition: not plain; decorative or ornamented

Usage: fancy handwriting; fancy clothes


Synonyms: notional, fanciful, imaginary

Definition: not based on fact; unreal

Usage: the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties- F.D.Roosevelt; a small child's imaginary friends; to create a notional world for oneself

Similar words: unreal

Definition: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria

Usage: ghosts and other unreal entities; unreal propaganda serving as news


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