People that have experienced so-called 'lucid dreams' often describe them as being 'more real than reality'. They also describe reality after waking up from a 'lucid dream' to be like a 'whimsical dream'.
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Whimsical
/ˈwɪmzɪkəl/
Synonyms for "whimsical" (238 found)
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Adjective(7 words)
exceptionalextravagantfacetiousfancifulfancyfancy-bornfancy-builtfancy-wovenfantasiedfantasquefantasticfast and loosefeatherbrainedfeyficklefitfulflakyflickeringflightyflitting
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floridfluctuantfluctuatingfreakishfunnygiddygnominiousgothicgrotesqueharebrainedhesitanthesitatinghilarioushumoroushumorsomeidiocraticidiosyncraticiffyimaginativeimpetuousimpulsiveincalculableincongruousinconsistentinconstantindecisiveindemonstrableinfirmirregularirresoluteirresponsiblejestingjocosejocularjokingjokyjoshingkeenkeen-wittedkinkykookylaughable
Noun(2 words)
fairy talefantasy creature
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ludicrousmaggotymazymercurialmoodymordantmotivelessnimble wittednimble-wittednotionalnuttyoddoddballoutlandishpeculiarpetulantpointedpolysemouspreposterouspriceless
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pungentquaintqueerquick wittedquick-wittedquirkyquizzicalramblingrapier-likerestlessrichridiculousrisiblerococorovingsaltsaltyscatterbrainedscintillatingscreamingscrewballscrewyshapelesssharpshiftingshiftyshufflingsingularskepticalsmartsparklingspasmodicspinelesssprightlystrangetemperamentaltouch-and-gotwistedunaccountableuncertainunconfirmableuncontrolledunconventionalunconvincedundependableundisciplinedundivinableunfixedunforeseeableunnaturalunpersuadedunpredictableunprovableunreasonableunreliableunrestrainedunsettledunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsteadyunsureunverifiablevacillatingvagariousvagrantvariablevicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvolatilewackywanderingwantonwaveringwaverywavywaywardwildwishy washywishy-washywitty
Adjective(13 words)
nonsensicalplayfulplayful interfaceplayful tonequirkierquirkyrandom ideastoylike aestheticsunpredictableunrealisticwackiestwild imaginationzany
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6 entriescapricious policyfantastical imageryplayful tonequirky stylesporadic schedulingunpredictable protocol
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6 entrieswhimsical designwhimsical imagerywhimsical motifwhimsical prosewhimsical stylewhimsical tone
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2 entriesmore whimsicalmost whimsical
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Some speculate that unknown and mysterious forces account for the unexplained disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle, such as extraterrestrials capturing humans for study; the influence of the lost continent of Atlantis; vortices that suck objects into other dimensions; and other whimsical ideas.
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I prefer my stories to be on the more whimsical side.
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"Where are you from, Mark?" "I'm from the whimsical land of Glee on Wonderful Island, where fairies and elves live." "Really?" "Yes." "You sure?" "Well, when I say I'm from there, what I really mean is that a friend of a friend of a friend of a cousin of a friend of a guy I met once has sort of seen it in a book..." "Then why did you say you were from there?" "To see if you were paying attention."
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