FAIRYTALE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word fairytale. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FAIRYTALE
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magical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers | ||||||||
enchanted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • influenced as by charms or incantations | ||||||||
fantastical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • existing in fancy only • ludicrously odd | ||||||||
imaginative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action | ||||||||
legendary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend • celebrated in fable or legend | ||||||||
make-believe | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • imaginative intellectual play • the enactment of a pretense adjective satellite • imagined as in a play | ||||||||
mythical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity | ||||||||
otherworldly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • existing outside of or not in accordance with nature | ||||||||
unreal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria • not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary • contrived by art rather than nature • lacking material form or substance; unreal | ||||||||
whimsical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | ||||||||
fairy story | nounn | |||||||
noun • a story about fairies; told to amuse children • an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | ||||||||
fairy tale | nounn | |||||||
noun • a story about fairies; told to amuse children • an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | ||||||||
cock-and-bull story | nounn | |||||||
noun • an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | ||||||||
song and dance | nounn | |||||||
noun • theatrical performance combining singing and dancing • an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse |