Layla had been fantasizing about killing her parents since the age of nine.
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Fantasizing
Synonyms for "fantasizing" (40 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (12)
Noun(7 words)
Related words (20)
Noun(9 words)
imaginative projectionimaginative ruminationimaginingmental imagerymind wanderingphantasyingspeculatingspeculativewishful imagining
isolationnegativismovercompensationprojectionrationalizationresistancesublimationsubstitutionwish fulfillmentwishful thinkingwithdrawal
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6 entriescognitive processcreative activitydescriptive termliterary techniquemental activitymental process
More specific
11 entriesdaydreamdreamlikeescape fantasyfuture fantasizingmind wanderingromantic fantasizingromanticizedscenario simulationsuccess fantasizingwish fulfillmentwishful thinking
Collocations
15 entriesadult fantasizingchild fantasizingfantasizing approachfantasizing contentfantasizing mindsetfantasizing narrativefantasizing processfantasizing tendenciesfuture fantasizinghabitual fantasizingongoing fantasizingrepetitive fantasizingromantic fantasizingunrealistic fantasizingwishful fantasizing
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
8 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Stop fantasizing.
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Sami was fantasizing about Layla.
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Tom looked out the window while fantasizing about being a warlord in an exotic land.
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