A mirage sometimes shows up in Toyama Bay.
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Mirage
/mɪˈɹɑːʒ/
Synonyms for "mirage" (99 found)
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Closest matches (20)
apparitionappearanceassociatebafflementbalkbamboozlementbefoolingbetrayed hopeblasted expectationblighted hopeblowbluffingbuffetcalculated deceptioncircumventioncomedownconningcruel disappointmentdashdashed hope
Strong matches (30)
Related words (49)
flimflamflimflammeryfoilingfond illusionfoolingforlorn hopeformfrustrationhallucinationhoodwinkinghope deferredignis fatuusillusionimagekiddingletdownloomingoutwittingoverreachingphantasm
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phantomphasmphenomenonpresenceputting onself-deceptionsetbackshapesnow jobsong and dancesore disappointmentspooferyspoofingsubterfugeswindlingtantalizationteasetrickinesstrickingvictimizationvisionwillful misconceptionwishful thinking
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6 entriesdelusive claimfalse hopefalse imageinferior miragesuperior mirageunrealized dream
Collocations
6 entriesdesert miragefata morganaheat mirageillusory mirageinferior miragesuperior mirage
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1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
A mirage is said to be an illusion.
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After five hours on the hot sand, he began to see something on the horizon that looked like a desert mirage.
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The water on the road was just a mirage.
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