Fanciful and Literal

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Fanciful adjective - Conceived or made without regard for reason or reality.

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Literal is an antonym for fanciful in unreal topic.

Nearby Words: fancy, fancied, fancier, fancifully

Literal adjective - Restricted to or based on fact.

Usage example: a literal account of the explorer's adventures is actually a lot less interesting than his own exaggerated stories

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Fanciful is an antonym for literal.

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