fab

adjective

ˈfab 

: fabulous

Synonyms of fab

• lovely
• wonderful
• fabulous
• excellent
• awesome
• great
• fantastic
• terrific
• superb
• beautiful
• stellar
• marvelous
• prime
• fine

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

The concierge is fab at making hard-to-get restaurant reservations, plus Gold Floor guests have their own concierge (though the station wasn’t always staffed during my stay). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Most Read Reviews Appropriately enough for two musicians working at the cutting edge of this underground, Bowery Electric’s Martha Schwendener and Lawrence Chandler met while working at pre-fab master Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

The Beatles‘ rights-holding company Apple Corps has come together with Universal Music Group to ink a wide-ranging licensing and merch deal for all things related to the fab four. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Baggallini Set Wave Backpack Every teen and young adult needs a reliable backpack, and the Baggallini Set Wave Backpack is a fab pick for back-to-school season. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fab

• ab
• cab
• crab
• dab
• drab
• gab
• grab
• jab
• lab
• mab
• nab
• rab

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