HyperDic: phantasmagoric

English > 1 sense of the word phantasmagoric:
ADJECTIVEallphantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealisticcharacterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions
English > phantasmagoric: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningCharacterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions.
Example"a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys
Synonymsphantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic
Broaderunrealisticnot realistic
Spanishfantasmagórico, superrealista, surrealista
Catalansurrealista
Nounsphantasmagoriaa constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream)

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