fantastically

adverb

fan-ˈta-sti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce fantastically (audio)
Definition of fantasticallynext
as in extremely
to a great degree a community production of the classic musical that featured fantastically bad singing

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Recent Examples of fantastically Earlier this week, the restaurant had a special of tian qi chicken soup, which is supposed to be good for blood circulation and had a fantastically intense chicken flavor. — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025 The aespa show was fantastically fun, in part because of how enthusiastic the crowd was. — Sara Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025 Stylist Molly Dickson has been pulling fantastically for Sweeney’s trips out into the cold New York evenings: a sumptuous Ferragamo cape, Brunello Cucinelli suiting, Burberry and Chloe corduroys and trenches. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025 That was a fantastically exciting ding-dong 2-2 — with Atletico missing a 99th penalty and eventually being eliminated from the Champions League after the group stage. — Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fantastically
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantastically
  1. extremely
  2. incredibly
  3. very
  4. terribly
  5. highly
  6. too
  7. badly
  8. damned
Adverb
  • His run at Gonzaga was extremely memorable and had NBA teams incredibly excited for his potential.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Gene Kloss received national and international recognition in her lifetime, extremely rare for a midcentury female artist.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • And there's a little bit of dancing towards the end of this with Sir Anthony Hopkins which was just for sure an incredibly cool experience.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Digital partners that enable end to end supplier integration can have an incredibly powerful impact on supply chain operations for all involved.
    — Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of incredibly
Adverb
  • After narrowly surviving the very injured Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, 131-126, the Denver Nuggets are slated to square off against the lowly Washington Wizards on the second night of a back-to-back tilt.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • That should cover plenty of Soto at-bats, which are very entertaining.
    — Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of very
Adverb
  • Other times, particularly when down by eight to 10 points, the Jayhawks did not look terribly driven.
    — Andy Frye, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The law was most infamously used during the terribly wrong internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • Dive into March Madness with The Athletic Projecting the bracket | March Madness 2025 | 11 teams that can win it all Mark Pope’s offense cuts and zooms across the floor, with highly capable shooters dotting the perimeter.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Each new Indigenous resident-physician comes from communities that are highly underrepresented in medicine and experience disproportionate health disparities.
    — Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, MD, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • In the first episode, Lochlan watches Saxon undress and stares a little too long at him naked.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
  • For the past three years, Pace and her friends have sometimes had to move to the regular pool because the lazy river’s water levels were too low.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of too
Adverb
  • Social media platforms struggled to deal with abuse The extent of harassment and abuse that Gamergate’s victims experienced — forcing some to leave their homes and go into hiding — showed just how badly tech companies had failed to protect their users, Massanari and others said.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • No victory can meet those standards, and with the benefit of hindsight, even those celebrated for their purity fail the ‘perfect’ test badly.
    — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of badly
Adverb
  • The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of damned

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“Fantastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantastically. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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