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Unreal vs Fantastical - What's the difference?

unreal | fantastical |

As adjectives the difference between unreal and fantastical

is that unreal is fake; not real while fantastical is of or pertaining to fantasy.

unreal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • fake; not real
  • * 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
  • *:"The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."
  • (slang) larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.
    • I just had an unreal hamburger.

    Antonyms

    * real

    Anagrams

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    fantastical

    English

    Alternative forms

    * phantastical (dated) * phantasticall (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to fantasy.
  • fanciful or whimsical
  • fantastic