fab

adjective

ˈfab 

: fabulous

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

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Fab

noun

ˈfab 

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