Antonyms for more fabulous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fab-yuh-luhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæb yə ləs |
Definition of more fabulous
Origin :- early 15c., "mythical, legendary," from Latin fabulosus "celebrated in fable; rich in myths," from fabula (see fable (n.)).
- Sense of "incredible" first recorded c.1600. Slang shortening fab first recorded 1957; popularized in reference to The Beatles, c.1963.
- Fabulous (often contracted to fab(s)) and fantastic are also in that long list of words which boys and girls use for a time to express high commendation and then get tired of, such as, to go no farther back than the present century, topping, spiffing, ripping, wizard, super, posh, smashing. [Gower's 1965 revision of Fowler's "Modern English Usage"]
- Related: Fabulously.
- adj amazing, wonderful
- "There must be some more fabulous beasts to be included," murmured Durtal, again turning over his papers.
- Extract from : « The Cathedral » by Joris-Karl Huysmans
- If one believed in all the jewels, why Italy would be more fabulous than fabled India.
- Extract from : « Sea and Sardinia » by D. H. Lawrence
- A being capable of purely altruistic actions alone is more fabulous than the Phnix.
- Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
- There are three martyrologies which, as Ewald says, are "the one more fabulous than the other."
- Extract from : « Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) » by Walter Richard Cassels
- He calls Moses “a more fabulous romantic writer than Homer or Ovid,” and attacks the evidence of miracles and prophecy.
- Extract from : « A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations » by Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
- And now the sailors added yet more fabulous things to Peter's knowledge.
- Extract from : « Vikings of the Pacific » by Agnes C. Laut
Synonyms for more fabulous
- 10
- A-1
- A-OK
- aces
- astonishing
- astounding
- awesome
- best
- breathtaking
- cool
- doozie
- extravagant
- fab
- fantastic
- fictitious
- first-class
- greatest
- groovy
- immense
- inconceivable
- incredible
- legendary
- marvelous
- mind-blowing
- out-of-sight
- out-of-this-world
- outrageous
- peachy
- phenomenal
- primo
- prodigious
- rad
- remarkable
- spectacular
- striking
- stupendous
- super
- superb
- terrific
- top drawer
- tops
- turn-on
- unbelievable
- unreal
- wicked
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