notional vs fanciful

notional and fanciful both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
notional	No	Yes	No	No
fanciful	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, notional and fanciful are synonyms defined as:

As adjectives, notional and fanciful are synonyms defined as:

notional and fanciful: not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

Other synonyms of notional include imaginary.

notional (adjective)	fanciful (adjective)
being of the nature of a notion or concept	indulging in or influenced by fancy
indulging in or influenced by fancy	having a curiously intricate quality
not based on fact or investigation	not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination