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fantastico

fantastico

1 8.2
Very good and impressive
  • adjective
  • /fænˈtæstɪkoʊ/
  • Informal
: fantástico
  • The food at that new restaurant was absolutely fantastico and I can't wait to go back.

Examples

  • Everyone agreed that the party decorations looked fantastico and made the event special.

  • Your performance was fantastico yesterday.

  • She received a fantastico review for her performance in the school play.

  • This pizza is fantastico!

  • The food at that new restaurant was absolutely fantastico and I can't wait to go back.

  • Everyone agreed that the party decorations looked fantastico and made the event special.

  • She received a fantastico review for her performance in the school play.

Synonyms

great
vsfantastico
∞ 1.0

Very good or excellent in quality

is informal praise that is more exaggerated than this general term
wonderful
vsfantastico
∞ 1.0

Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed

is informal praise that is more casual and exuberant than this
excellent
vsfantastico
∞ 1.0

Very good and better than most similar things

is informal praise that adds excitement beyond neutral high quality
not bad
vsfantastico
  • Informal
938 3.0

Better than expected and quite good

is informal high praise that is stronger and more enthusiastic than understatement
fantastic
vsfantastico
891 1.9

Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased

is informal high praise with similar strong positive meaning
terrific
vsfantastico
650 3.3

Very strong and often causing great damage

is informal praise that is more playful than purely intense praise
fabulous
vsfantastico
517 2.7

Very good and impressive

is informal praise that is more casual than formal admiration
outstanding
vsfantastico
241 3.4

Much better than most others in skill or quality

is informal praise focusing on excitement rather than comparative notice
marvelous
vsfantastico
  • US
215 1.8

Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people

is informal praise that focuses more on casual excitement than wonder
brilliant
vsfantastico
211 3.2

Very impressive and grand in appearance or style

is informal praise that is more casual than stylish admiration
phenomenal
vsfantastico
136 5.4

Very impressive and much better than normal

is informal praise that emphasizes fun and energy rather than awe
splendid
vsfantastico
116 3.5

Very impressive and beautiful

is informal praise that is more relaxed and less formal than this
superb
vsfantastico
111 3.5

Of very high quality and extremely good

is informal praise that is livelier and less formal than this
mean
vsfantastico
  • Slang
71 7.5

Very good and impressive at a skill

is informal praise that is lively but not slangy
first-rate
vsfantastico
45 3.8

Very high quality or done very well

is informal praise that uses livelier, less formal wording
out of this world
vsfantastico
  • Informal
27 4.1

Very good and impressive

is informal praise but usually less cosmic or hyperbolic in tone
super-duper
vsfantastico
  • Informal
11 7.9

Very good and impressive

is informal praise without the childish playful tone
goddamn good
vsfantastico
  • Offensive
7 7.9

Very good and impressive

is informal praise without coarse or profane wording
absolutely awesome
vsfantastico
  • Informal
3 2.8

Very impressive and exciting

is informal praise focusing on excellence rather than surprised admiration
bonzer
vsfantastico
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Very good and enjoyable

is informal praise not limited to regional or dialect use
simply perfecto
vsfantastico
  • Informal
9.5

Completely free of faults

is informal strong praise rather than stating literal perfection
killerly impressive
vsfantastico
  • Slang
9.3

Very exciting and surprising to see

is informal praise that focuses on excellence rather than shock value

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Very bad or unpleasant and often serious

914 1.0

Very bad or unpleasant and causing dislike

How Good

fantastico
  • Informal
1 8.2
great
∞ 1.0
good
∞ 1.0
okay
∞ 1.0
mediocre
94 4.8

Surface Forms

fantastico positive
fantasticoer comparative
fantasticoest superlative

Morphology

fantastico = fantastic (semi-transparent) = fantastic + o

The relation to 'fantastic' is obvious, but the suffix '-o' is an informal/borrowed exclamative ending not fully productive in standard English, so comprehension is slightly uncertain for some learners.

Etymology

Fantastico comes from Italian and Spanish and is related to fantasy and fantastic, which come from an old Greek idea of 'imagination'. So when you call something fantastico you mean it is wonderfully impressive, like something from the imagination.