Mythical
Mythical adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: the mythical unicorn
Unbelievable and mythical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unbelievable" instead an adjective "Mythical".
Unbelievable
Unbelievable adjective - Too extraordinary or improbable to believe.
Mythical and unbelievable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mythical" instead an adjective "Unbelievable".
Nearby Words: unbelieving, unbeliever
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- extravagant and mythical
- extravagant and unbelievable
- fanciful and mythical
- fanciful and unbelievable
- phony and mythical
- phony and unbelievable
- imaginary and mythical
- imaginary and unbelievable
- insubstantial and mythical
- insubstantial and unbelievable
- incredible and mythical
- incredible and unbelievable
- fantastic and mythical
- fantastic and unbelievable
Both words in one sentence
- On the Australian version of The Unbelievable Truth, Shane Jacobson was giving a lecture on Vikings when Sam Simmons claimed that he'd always thought Vikings were mythical.
Source: Eskimos Aren't Real -
Her exploits in-universe are legendary to the point of being mythical; Federation Marine logs in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes have at least one of the marines expressing doubt that Samus even exists because the things she's accomplished are so unbelievable.
Source: Action Girl / Video Games
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