fancy

The word “fancy” has 2 syllables: fan-cy

It's pronounced as /ˈfæn.si/

What is synonym and antonym for fancy?

In the thesaurus, “fancy” has 311 synonyms and 59 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fancy along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fancy

Byzantine
Shangri-la
a bit much
admire
adore
adorned
appetite
appreciate
approve
baroque
be attracted to
be captivated by
be enamored of
be in love with
be inclined to think
be partial to
beautifying
bee
believe
bent
bias
big eyes
boundless
brainchild
brainstorm
brainstorming
caprice
capriciousness
care for
castle in Spain
castle in the air
cherish
chichi
chimera
cloud-cuckoo-land
cloudland
complex
complicated
conceit
conceive
concept
conception
concoct
concoction
conjecture
contemplate
contrariness
contrivance
convoluted
crank
crave
craving
crazy about
creation
creativity
cup of tea
cushy
custom
daydream
daymare
decorated
decorative
delusion
deluxe
desire
detailed
devilish
devour
dig
dream
dream of
dream up
druthers
elaborate
elegant
embellished
endless
endorse
enjoy
enthusiasm
envisage
envisagement
envisaging
envision
envisioning
excessive
exorbitant
exquisite
extravagant
extreme
exuberant
eyes for
fable
fabricate
fabrication
fall for
fancified
fanciful
fancifulness
fantasize
fantasm
fantasy
favor
feature
fecundity
fertility
fiction
figment
flamboyant
flash
florid
fondness
foresee
freak
freakishness
frilly
froufrou
garnished
gaudy
get a charge out of
get a kick out of
gingerbread
go for
grand
grandiose
groove
guess
gusto
hallucinate
hallucination
hankering
have a soft spot for
head trip
humor
idea
ideate
ideation
idolize
ignis fatuus
illusion
image
imagination
imaginativeness
imagine
imaging
immeasurable
immoderate
impetuosity
impression
improper
inappropriate
inclination
infer
infinite
ingenuity
inordinate
insane
inspiration
interest
intolerable
intricate
invent
invention
inventiveness
involute
involuted
involved
irrationality
itch
kink
labyrinthian
labyrinthine
lavish
leaning
like
liking
limitless
long for
longing
love
love affair
lust after
mad for
maggot
magnificent
make up
manufacture
meditate
megrim
mind
mirage
muse
nightmare
nonentity
notion
originality
ornate
ostentatious
over the top
overdue
overextravagant
overmuch
overweening
overwrought
palate
partiality
passion
penchant
perverseness
phantasm
phantasy
phantom
picture
pie in the sky
pipe dream
plan
pleasure
plethoric
ponder
predilection
prefer
preference
prefigure
prejudice
prize
project
propensity
re-create
realize
reckon
reflect
relish
relive
reminisce
resourcefulness
resplendent
revere
reverie
rich
rococo
romancing
ruminate
sanction
savor
savour
see
shine
showy
sophisticated
souped-up
spark
special
spiffy
spitball
splendid
stargaze
steep
stiff
sumptuous
suppose
surmise
sweet tooth
take a liking to
take to
taste
tendency
thick
thing
think
think likely
think up
thirst
thought
tooth
towering
treasure
trump up
unbearable
unconscionable
undue
unjustifiable
unmerciful
unreality
unrestrained
unseemly
unusual
unwarranted
use
utopia
vagary
vagrancy
value
velleity
venerate
versatility
vision
visualization
visualize
weakness
weakness for
whim
whimsey
whimsicality
whimsy
wild for
will
wish for
worship
yearn for
yearning
yen

Antonyms for fancy

abhor
abominate
actuality
apathy
aversion
bald
bare
certainty
condemn
deficient
despise
detest
disapprove
disfavor
disgust
disinclination
disinterest
dislike
distaste
fact
hate
hatred
inadequate
indifference
insufficient
literality
literalness
loathe
loathing
middling
minimal
minimum
mislike
moderate
modest
naked
no-frills
oppose
plain
plain-Jane
plain-vanilla
poor
reality
reasonable
refuse
reject
scorn
simple
temperate
truth
ugly
unadorned
uncomplicated
unconcern
undecorated
unfancy
unornamented
unsophisticated
unvarnished

Meanings of fancy

noun
1. The imagination.
2. An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
3. An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
4. A whim.
5. Love or amorous attachment.
6. The object of inclination or liking.
7. Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
8. The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
9. A diamond with a distinctive colour.
10. That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
11. A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
12. In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
adjective
1. Decorative.
2. Of a superior grade.
3. Executed with skill.
4. Unnecessarily complicated.
5. Extravagant; above real value.
adverb
1. In a fancy manner; fancily.
verb
1. To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
2. Would like.
3. To be sexually attracted to.
4. To imagine, suppose.
5. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
6. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
7. To breed (animals) as a hobby.

Example Sentences

She wore a fancy dress to the gala event.
He has a fancy for collecting rare coins.
The restaurant is known for its fancy decor and gourmet cuisine.
They stayed at a fancy hotel during their vacation.
The kids built a fancy sandcastle on the beach.

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