Fanciful and True

Fanciful

Fanciful adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: the fanciful creatures that J.R.R. Tolkien created for his Middle Earth novels

True is an antonym for fanciful.

Nearby Words: fancy, fancied, fancier, fancifully

True

True adjective - Existing in fact and not merely as a possibility.
Usage example: the true scope of this environmental problem is far greater than anyone imagined

Fanciful is an antonym for true.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / New Jedi Order Prophecies Are Always Right Nom Anor spins a bunch of fanciful tales while claiming to be the Prophet Yu'Shaa...then the tales come true.
  • Voluntary Shapeshifting Among themselves they use metal, stone, or wooden skeletons called "true bodies" which particularly creative Kandra often make into wild and fanciful shapes to show off their abilities.
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