Fanciful
Fanciful adjective - Conceived or made without regard for reason or reality.
Usage example: she harbors the fanciful notion that she has a talent for singing
Preposterous is a synonym for fanciful in imaginary topic. In some cases you can use "Preposterous" instead an adjective "Fanciful", when it comes to topics like fantastic.
Preposterous
Preposterous adjective - Conceived or made without regard for reason or reality.
Usage example: the idea that extraterrestrials built the pyramids is preposterous
Fanciful is a synonym for preposterous. Sometimes you can use "Fanciful" instead an adjective "Preposterous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- extravagant and fanciful
- extravagant and preposterous
- eccentric and fanciful
- eccentric and preposterous
- wild and fanciful
- wild and preposterous
- grotesque and fanciful
- grotesque and preposterous
- outlandish and fanciful
- outlandish and preposterous
- foolish and fanciful
- foolish and preposterous
- crazy and fanciful
- crazy and preposterous
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