English word
Fancy
Definitions
verb
- to have a fancy (see fancy entry 2 sense 1) for : like
- to form a conception of : imagine
- to believe mistakenly or without evidence
- to believe without being certain
- to visualize or interpret as
Synonyms for fancy
Closest evidence-backed alternatives.
- extravagant
- extreme
- excessive
- lavish
- decorative
- flashy
- adorned
- gaudy
- embellished
- ornamental
- ornamented
Synonyms by context
Sophisticated in a way that is intended to impress
adjective
- elaborate
- intricate
- decorated
- ornate
- ostentatious
- showy
Expensive in a way that is intended to impress
adjective
- expensive
- exorbitant
- costly
- premium
- upmarket
- dear
- extortionate
Complex or complicated in nature
adjective
- complex
- complicated
- convoluted
- detailed
- involved
- inordinate
- tangled
- labyrinthine
An unfounded or tentative belief or idea
noun
- notion
- idea
- thought
- belief
- feeling
- hunch
- impression
- supposition
- suspicion
- conceptualisation
A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction
noun
- inclination
- attraction
- desire
- fondness
- partiality
- preference
- wish
- like
- liking
- predilection
A vivid mental image, especially a fanciful one
noun
- dream
- illusion
- daydream
- vision
- delusion
- hallucination
- chimaera
- chimera
- figment
- conceit
To think or suppose
verb
- imagine
- believe
- suppose
- think
- conjecture
- guess
- surmise
- conceive
- envisage
Antonyms for fancy
Opposite of sophisticated in a way that is intended to impress
(cheap) Opposite of expensive in a way that is intended to impress
- affordable
- shoddy
- budget
- tawdry
- inexpensive
- worthless
- bad
- bargain
- discounted
- tacky
Opposite of an unfounded or tentative belief or idea
- certainty
- confidence
- fact
- truth
- assurance
- conviction
- positiveness
- belief
- certitude
- sureness
Opposite of a superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction
- aversion
- disgust
- dislike
- hatred
- abhorrence
- hate
- repugnance
- repulsion
- resistance
- revulsion
Opposite of a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained
- actuality
- plan
- reality
- seriousness
- proof
Opposite of to think or suppose
- doubt
- disbelieve
- distrust
- mistrust
- query
- question
- suspect
- misdoubt
- misgive
- skepticize
Opposite of to feel a desire or liking for
- oppose
- refuse
- despise
- detest
- reject
- abhor
- loathe
- resent
Phrases
- aesthetically appealing
- aesthetically pleasing
- a go-go
- a la mode
- à la mode
- all the go
- all the rage
- as if one had just stepped out of a bandbox
- as if you had just stepped out of a bandbox
- au courant
- bang up to date
- bare bones
- been around
- beyond price
- conferring prestige
- de luxe
- de rigueur
- dolled up
- dressed to kill
- dressed to nines