mythical
Existing only in stories and legends, not in real life.
mythical in a sentence
- The unicorn is a mythical creature, however hard Zoe searches the woods for one.
- Her book listed mythical beasts like griffins, found only in legends and never in real life.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to mythical?
- Atrue
- Bactual
- Creal
- Dimaginary
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D: imaginary. The other three mean the opposite of mythical.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to mythical?
- Alegendary
- Bimaginary
- Creal
- Dmade-up
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C: real. The other three mean nearly the same as mythical.
Words that mean something similar
imaginary, made-up, legendary
Words that mean the opposite
real, true, actual
More words about thinking & learning
- notion: An idea or a thought about something.
- novel: New, different and unlike anything seen before.
- novice: Someone who is new to an activity and still learning it.
- oblivious: Not noticing what is happening around you.
- obscure: Not well known, or hard to see or understand.
- observant: Quick to notice things that other people miss.
- observe: To watch something carefully in order to learn about it.
- outwit: To beat someone by being cleverer than they are.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test