Something or someone that is mythical exists only in myths and is therefore imaginary.
...the Hydra, the mythical beast that had seven or more heads.
...traditional stories woven around a pantheon of gods and mythical figures.
Synonyms: legendary, storied, fabulous, imaginary More Synonyms of mythical
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe something as mythical, you mean that it is untrue or does not exist.
...the American West, not the mythical, romanticized West of cowboys and gunslingers,but the real West.
...trying to preserve a mythical sense of nationhood.
Synonyms: imaginary, made-up, fantasy, invented More Synonyms of mythical
mythical in British English
(ˈmɪθɪkəl) or mythic (ˈmɪθɪk)
adjective
1.
of or relating to myth
2.
imaginary or fictitious
Derived forms
mythically (ˈmythically)
adverb
mythical in American English
(ˈmɪθɪkəl)
adjective
1.
existing only in a myth or myths
a mythical creature
2.
imaginary, fictitious, or not based on facts or scientific study
3.
mythic (sense 1)
SIMILAR WORDS: ficˈtitious
Derived forms
mythically (ˈmythically)
adverb
Examples of 'mythical' in a sentence
mythical
Is it a real or a mythical country?
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
He has acquired an almost mythical status.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Your fantasy will lead you to a mythical figure to whom you address your question.
Austin, Valerie Self-Hypnosis (1994)
Listening to my parents sing together was almost mythical.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Much in demand and as rare as the mythical beast they are named after.
The Sun (2015)
It is feared like a mythical creature.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All confirmed its mythical status as a top healing balm.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Not as a mythical figure watching over us from a distance.
Christianity Today (2000)
Carthage holds an almost mythical place in the western imagination.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But things look up when he discovers a mythical creature lives in its depths.
The Sun (2008)
But the plots also feature fantastical creatures and mythical locations.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
As a result, the collection came to take on an almost mythical status.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was almost mythical, his prowess and his grandeur.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Death suddenly seems unreal, almost mythical.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is still something almost mythical about a piece of metal that can inspire and assuage all the bitterness of political posturing and stray dog culls.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The true fantasy is about finding that mythical beast: a man who knows what you want without having to be told.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The 46-year-old became a mythical figure after a string of burglaries in 2007 were tied to the same intruder.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
mythical
British English: mythical ADJECTIVE
Something or someone that is mythical exists only in myths and is therefore imaginary.
...the Hydra, the mythical beast that had seven or more heads.
American English: mythical
Brazilian Portuguese: mítico
Chinese: 神话中的
European Spanish: mítico
French: mythique
German: mythisch
Italian: mitico
Japanese: 神話上の
Korean: 신화의
European Portuguese: mítico
Latin American Spanish: mítico
Chinese translation of 'mythical'
mythical
(ˈmɪθɪkl)
adj
[beast, monster]神话(話)中的 (shénhuà zhōng de)
[jobs, opportunities etc]虚(虛)构(構)的 (xūgòu de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
of or relating to myth
the mythical beast that had seven or more heads
Synonyms
legendary
The hill is supposed to be the resting place of the legendary King Lud.
storied
fabulous
The chimaera of myth is a fabulous beast made up of the parts of other animals.
imaginary
fairy-tale
fabled
the fabled city of Troy
mythological
the mythological beast that was part lion, part goat
storybook
allegorical
folkloric
chimerical
2 (adjective)
Definition
imaginary or fictitious
They are trying to preserve a mythical sense of nationhood.
Synonyms
imaginary
Lots of children have imaginary friends.
made-up
It looks like a made-up word to me.
fantasy
invented
pretended
Todd shrugged with pretended indifference.
untrue
unreal
There are few more unreal worlds than that of the celebrity.
fabricated
fanciful
fanciful ideas about Martian life
fictitious
Persons portrayed in this production are fictitious.
make-believe
Children withdraw at times into a make-believe world.
nonexistent
The paper trail revealed a long history of fraud, with false invoices and sales to nonexistent customers.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of chimerical
Definition
wildly fanciful or imaginary
Synonyms
fanciful,
wild,
fantastic,
fabulous,
vain,
imaginary,
visionary,
unreal,
unfounded,
illusory,
quixotic,
hallucinatory,
illusive,
delusive
in the sense of fabled
Definition
well-known from anecdotes and stories rather than experience
the fabled city of Troy
Synonyms
legendary,
fictional,
famed,
mythical,
storied,
famous,
fabulous
in the sense of fabulous
Definition
told of in fables and legends
The chimaera of myth is a fabulous beast made up of the parts of other animals.
Synonyms
legendary,
imaginary,
mythical,
fictitious,
made-up,
fantastic,
invented,
unreal,
mythological,
apocryphal
Nearby words of
mythical
mystify
mystique
myth
mythical
mythological
mythology
nab
Synonyms of 'mythical'
mythical
Explore 'mythical' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of fanciful
Definition
guided by unrestrained imagination
fanciful ideas about Martian life
Synonyms
unreal,
wild,
ideal,
romantic,
fantastic,
curious,
fabulous,
imaginative,
imaginary,
poetic,
extravagant,
visionary,
fairy-tale,
mythical,
whimsical,
capricious,
chimerical
in the sense of fictitious
Definition
of or in fiction
Persons portrayed in this production are fictitious.
Synonyms
imaginary,
imagined,
made-up,
assumed,
invented,
artificial,
improvised,
mythical,
unreal,
fanciful,
make-believe
in the sense of made-up
Definition
invented or fictitious
It looks like a made-up word to me.
Synonyms
false,
invented,
imaginary,
fictional,
untrue,
mythical,
unreal,
fabricated,
make-believe,
trumped-up,
specious
in the sense of make-believe
Children withdraw at times into a make-believe world.
Synonyms
imaginary,
dream,
imagined,
made-up,
fantasy,
pretend,
pretended,
mock,
sham,
unreal,
fantasized
in the sense of mythological
the mythological beast that was part lion, part goat
Synonyms
legendary,
fabulous,
fabled,
traditional,
invented,
heroic,
imaginary,
mythical,
mythic,
folkloric
in the sense of nonexistent
Definition
not existing in a particular place
The paper trail revealed a long history of fraud, with false invoices and sales to nonexistent customers.
Synonyms
imaginary,
imagined,
fancied,
fictional,
mythical,
unreal,
hypothetical,
illusory,
insubstantial,
hallucinatory,
chimerical
in the sense of pretended
Todd shrugged with pretended indifference.
Synonyms
feigned,
alleged,
so-called,
phoney or phony (informal),
false,
pretend (informal),
fake,
imaginary,
bogus,
professed,
sham,
purported,
pseudo (informal),
counterfeit,
spurious,
fictitious,
avowed,
ostensible
in the sense of unreal
Definition
existing only in the imagination or giving the impression of doing so
There are few more unreal worlds than that of the celebrity.