Dream

/dɹiːm/

Synonyms for "dream" (240 found)

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Closest matches (48)

Noun(7 words)

ambition dreaming aspiration castles chimera chimeras conceive

absence of mindabsentmindedness absorption abstractedness abstraction ace acheairy hopeairy nothingaspiration assume autismbad dreambathing beautybe absentbe afraidbeau idealbeaut beautybeauty contest winner

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beauty queenbelieve belle bemusementbrown studybubble bunnycastle buildingcastle in the aircastle-building charmer chimera conceive concludeconjure upconsider corkercover girlcrackerjack crave

Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (72)

daisy dandy darb daresay daydream daydreamer daydreaming dazzler deception deduce deemdelirium tremensdeluded beliefdelusiondepth of thoughtdereism dilly divagate divinedream of

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dream visiondreaming dreamland dreamworld enchantress engrossment expectfalse belieffancy fantasy fantasying feel figmentfit of abstractionflight of fancyfreak outgathergo woolgatheringgolden dreamgrantgreat beautyhallucinate hallucination hallucinosis hanker hazehigh goalhoney humdinger hunger idea ideal idealism idealsignis fatuusillusion

Verb(5 words)

daydream daydreamt fantasied fantasized hallucinates

Noun(11 words)

daydreams desideratum desire dreams envision fairytale fantasize fantasyfantasy adjectivegoal hallucinating

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Noun(13 words)

illusion image imagine objective phantasiespipe dreamreverie sleeping slumbersoap bubblesvision visions wish

imagine incubus inferkiller dillerkiller-diller knockoutlady fairletlet belollapaloosa long looker lulu lust make mind-expansion mirage misbelief misconceptionmiss america

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model moon mooning moonraking muse musefulness musingmuted ecstasynightmare opine paragon peach phantasm pine pinuppinup girlpip pipepipe dreampipe-dream pipe-dreaming pippin prefigure preoccupation presume presuppose presurmiseprovisionally acceptpussycatquixotic idealrainbowraving beautyreaching highreckonreigning beautyrepute reverie say self-deceit self-deception self-delusionsex kittensighslick chickspeculation stargaze stargazing stray study stunner suppose surmise suspect sweetheart taketake fortake for grantedtake itthink thirst thought trance trick trip tripping understandunreal hopeupward lookingutopia vagary vapor view visionwalter mittywander whim whimsy whiz woolgatheringwrong impressionyearn

Verb(4 words)

mused stargaze want woolgather

Adjective(2 words)

otherworldly visionutopian vision

How these synonyms differ

aspire - 'Aspire' turns a dream into a goal, it implies ambition and effort, not just idle wishing.
envision - 'Envision' is more purposeful, you envision a future you intend to build, while dreaming can be passive and aimless.
fantasize - 'Fantasize' implies imaginings that are more elaborate and often further from reality than dreams. It can carry a self-indulgent or escapist tone.
imagine - 'Imagine' is broader and more neutral, it includes everything from creative visualization to casual what-ifs, without the longing that 'dream' carries.

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More general

32 entries

ambition aspiration cognitioncognitive eventcognitive processcomprehendconceive ofdesire envisage experience fantasy flawlessness goal idea ideate imagery

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More specific

10 entries

career goalconcoct devise inventlife objectivelucid dreamnightmarepipe dreamrecurring dreamunrealizable plan

Collocations

10 entries

dream analysisdream contentdream jobdream recalldream sequencedream statedreamlike statelucid dreamrecurring dreamvivid dream

Inflections

4 entries

dreamed dreaming dreams dreamt

Derivations

3 entries

dreamer dreamlike dreamy

Sample sentences

48 total sentences available.

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How could I be a robot? Robots don't dream.

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I have a dream.

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You make me dream.

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Do you ever dream about flying through the sky?

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