mythical
adjective
Clayton Riley 
Synonyms
- fabled
- fabulous
- legendary
Example Sentences
Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 The final season of Apple’s sci-fi dystopian drama starring Jason Momoa kicked off a few weeks ago, and follows the continuing saga of a tribe of blind people that believes two of its children have the mythical power to see. Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 But this is the mythical land of the Old Testament and the The Arabian Nights, not a history textbook. Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2022 Before the trial in federal court in Brooklyn, Guzman had attained near-mythical status by escaping from prison twice in Mexico, the second time through a tunnel dug into the shower of his cell. NBC News, 26 Jan. 2022 Before the trial in federal court in Brooklyn, Guzman had attained near-mythical status by escaping from prison twice in Mexico, the second time through a tunnel dug into the shower of his cell. Tom Hays, ajc, 25 Jan. 2022 Once harnessed with magical powers, participants will come face to face with mythical creatures from the wizarding world, such as Hippogriffs, centaurs, unicorns, Pygmy Puffs and Nifflers. Anna Tingley, Variety, 23 Aug. 2022 The musical is a mashup of the two mythical tales of Orpheus and Eurydice and of King Hades and his wife, Persephone, in a post-apocalyptic setting. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2022 Crocodiles and gold, impenetrable forests, trees the size of castles, mythical creatures, black soil and neon fruits. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 See More Word History
mythical, from Late Latin mȳthicus "of myth, legendary" (borrowed from Greek mȳthikós, from mŷthos "utterance, tale, myth" + -ikos -ic entry 1) + -al entry 1; mythic, borrowed from Late Latin mȳthicus
1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- legendary
- fabled
- famed
- fictitious
- fictional
- imaginary
- mythological
- fabulous
- storied
- chimerical
- fanciful
- fantastical
- romanticized
- imagined
- unreal
- allegorical
- invented
- fabricated
- mythologic
- made-up
- pretend
- fantastic
- make-believe
- chimeric
- semilegendary
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- actual
- real
- historical
- existent
- true
- factual
- real-world
- authentic
- genuine
- confirmed
- bona fide
- proven
- established
- substantiated
- validated
- authenticated
- attested
- verified
- real-life
Synonyms & Similar Words
- fantastical
- pretend
- imaginary
- unreal
- fictional
- fictitious
- fantasied
- fanciful
- phantom
- chimerical
- phantasmal
- ideal
- phantasmic
- fantastic
- imagined
- notional
- invented
- fabulous
- fabled
- visualized
- made-up
- visionary
- legendary
- make-believe
- imaginal
- hypothetical
- chimeric
- romantic
- deceptive
- theoretical
- abstract
- unbelievable
- concocted
- illusory
- fictive
- hallucinatory
- phantasmagoric
- unlikely
- phantasmagorical
- pictured
- theoretic
- nonexistent
- delusional
- unconvincing
- delusive
- conceived
- envisioned
- envisaged
- fabricated
- daydreamlike
- inexistent
- feigned
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- actual
- real
- true
- existing
- authentic
- genuine
- existent
- factual
- realistic
- physical
- verifiable
- substantial
- solid
- convincing
- believable
- corporeal
- tangible
- material
- palpable
- verified
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of mythical are apocryphal, fabulous, fictitious, and legendary. While all these words mean "having the nature of something imagined or invented," mythical implies a purely fanciful explanation of facts or the creation of beings and events out of the imagination.
In some situations, the words apocryphal and mythical are roughly equivalent. However, apocryphal implies an unknown or dubious source or origin or may imply that the thing itself is dubious or inaccurate.
While in some cases nearly identical to mythical, fabulous stresses the marvelous or incredible character of something without necessarily implying impossibility or actual nonexistence.
While the synonyms fictitious and mythical are close in meaning, fictitious implies fabrication and suggests artificiality or contrivance more than deliberate falsification or deception.
The words legendary and mythical can be used in similar contexts, but legendary suggests the elaboration of invented details and distortion of historical facts produced by popular tradition.