Fantasy

/ˈfæntəsi/

Synonyms for "fantasy" (292 found)

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Closest matches (59)

absence of mindabsentmindedness absorption abstractedness abstractionadventure storyalienation allegory apologue apparition appearance ardor associate autismautistic thinkingavoidance mechanismbe absentbedtime storybemusement bizarrerie

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blame-shifting boutade brainchild brainstormbrown studybubble capriccio capricecastle buildingcastle-building chimera compensation conceit conceiving concoction concupiscence crank crazecrazy ideacreativity crotchet curiosity daydream daydreamer daydreaming decompensationdefense mechanismdelirium delusiondepth of thoughtdereism

Noun(8 words)

castles chimaera chimaeras chimeras concoct conjure daydream daydreams

Strong matches (87)

dereistic thinkingdesideration desiredetective storydisplacement dissociation divagate dreamdream ofdreaming drive eagerness eidolonemotional insulationenchantment engrossment envisioning escapeescape into fantasyescape mechanism

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escapism extravagance fable fabliau fadfairy talefancy fantasizing fantasquefantastic notionfantasticism fantasying ferlie fiction figmentfigment of the imaginationfigurefit of abstractionflightflight of fancyflimflamfolk storyfolktalefool notionform freakfreak outfreakish inspirationfumes of fancygestghost storygo woolgatheringgrotesquerie hallucinationharebrained ideahope hormehorse operahumor idea idealidle fancyidolum illusion image imagery imagination imaginativeness

Noun(16 words)

envisage envision fabricate fairytale fancies fancifulfanciful thoughtfancy hypothetical illusion imaginariness imagination imaginationsimaginative fictionimagine imagined

Verb(3 words)

fancying fantasise fantasize

Related words (146)

imagininginsubstantial imageintellectual curiosityinvention inventiveness isolation kink legend libidolove storylust for learningmaggotmake believemake-believe marchen masquerade megrim mind miracle mirage

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moon mooning moonraking muse musefulness musingmuted ecstasymysterymystery storymyth mythology mythos need negativism nightmare notionnursery taleoriginality overcompensation parablepassing fancypassion phantasm phantasma phantasmagoria phantom pipepipe dreampipe-dream pipe-dreaming pleasurepleasure principlepreoccupation presence prodigy projection psychotaxis quirk rainbow rationalization resistance reverie romancesci fiscience fictionsexual desireshade shadow shape shockersick fancysignsociological adjustive reactionsspace fictionspace operaspecter stargaze stargazing straystretch of the imaginationstudy sublimation substitutionsuspense storythick-coming fanciesthirst for knowledgethriller toy trance trip urge vagary vapor visionwaking dreamwalter mittywander want wanting way westernwestern storywesterner whimwhim whamwhim-wham whimsy whodunitwildest dreamwildest dreamswillwill and pleasurewishwish fulfillmentwish-fulfillment fantasywishful thinkingwithdrawal wonder wonderwork woolgatheringwork of fictionwraith

Noun(20 words)

infatuation invent irrealitymagical fictionmythicmythic talemythical phantasies phantasms phantasy phantasyingpipe dreamreveries revery speculative surrealismunattainable dreamunreal unrealismunrealistic dream

Adjective(4 words)

swedish dagdrömutopian visionwild ideawild imagination

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More general

20 entries

abstraction cognitioncognitive processconceive ofcreative actenvisage fiction genre idea ideate imaginationimaginative activityimaginativeness imaginemental activitymental process

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23 entries

concoctdream sequenceenvision fabricatefantasy artfantasy fictionfantasy filmhigh fantasyhypothetical scenarioimagined worldimaginings inventlow fantasymythical creaturepicturepipe dream

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Collocations

14 entries

counterfactual scenariocreative imaginationfantasy artfantasy filmfantasy genrefantasy literaturefantasy novelfantasy settingfantasy worldhigh fantasyhypothetical scenarioimagined futuremental imageryurban fantasy

Inflections

6 entries

fantasied fantasies fantasized fantasizingmore fantasymost fantasy

Derivations

5 entries

fantasist fantasize fantasized fantasizing fantastical

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Mathematicians are poets, except that they have to prove what their fantasy creates.

Source: tatoeba (1793)

Fantasy is often the mother of art.

Source: tatoeba (18170)

In his fantasy, he imagined he was a famous writer.

Source: tatoeba (18172)

A talking dictionary is no longer a fantasy.

Source: tatoeba (25460)

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