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Synonyms
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- boffo
- bonny [chiefly British]
- bonnie
- boss [slang]
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- classic
- cool [slang]
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- divine
- dope [slang]
- down [slang]
- dynamite
- excellent
- fabulous
- famous
- fantabulous [slang]
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- gilt-edged
- gilt-edge
- gone [slang]
- grand
- great
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- hot
- hype [slang]
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvelous
- marvellous
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- No. 1
- numero uno
- out-of-sight [slang]
- par excellence
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat [slang]
- prime
- primo [slang]
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical [slang]
- righteous [slang]
- sensational
- slick
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping [chiefly British]
- unsurpassed
- wizard [chiefly British]
- wonderful
Examples of fab in a Sentence
We had a fab time.
that designer's new line of spring clothing is absolutely fab
Recent Examples on the Web
And there’s plenty of room for those on the road to rock star status, including a fab four-bunk Roadie Suite.
—Adam Robb, TIME, 25 July 2024
Intel, Samsung, Micron, and GlobalFoundries are also promised multibillion-dollar subsidies for leading-edge and other fab capacity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 May 2024
And that is certainly one fab way to wear the undergarment!
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 June 2024
Loading your audio article By George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Ringo Starr is on the phone from Las Vegas and he’s got lots of fab things to talk about, including some that have been largely kept under wraps.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1957, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near fab
Cite this Entry
“Fab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fab. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
Medical Definition
Fab
noun
variants
or Fab fragment
: a fragment of an antibody that contains one antigen-binding site, one complete light chain, and part of one heavy chain
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