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Wishful thinking
Synonyms for "wishful thinking" (128 found)
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Noun(71 words)
withdrawalprojectionresistancealienationsubterfugedelusioncompensationdeceptiondisplacementrationalizationillusionisolationfalsenessautismfallacyentanglementsubstitutionphantasmidealismnegativism
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fondnessdissociationhallucinationsong and danceunrealityentrapmentinfatuationdefense mechanismcircumventionsublimationdotagenostalgiaescapismself-deceptiondereismvictimizationfallaciousnesssnow jobidealizationtrickinessimpracticalitycredulityovercompensationdelusivenessflight of fancydeceptivenessduperywistfulnessdecompensationutopianismenmeshmentensnarementbamboozlementblind faithflimflammeryquixotismidealityspooferyunsuspiciousnesstrustfulnessunrealismdreameryquixotrycredulousnessvisionarinesswishfulnessuncriticalnessunpracticalnessovercredulityunsuspectingnessyearnfulness
Noun, verb(17 words)
Adj, name, noun(1 words)
Name, noun(1 words)
wish fulfillmentescape mechanismautistic thinkingdereistic thinkingwish-fulfillment fantasyavoidance mechanismblame-shiftingemotional insulationescape into fantasypsychotaxissociological adjustive reactionscalculated deceptionfond illusionwillful misconceptionimaginative exerciseplay of fancydisposition to believeease of beliefgross credulityovercredulousness
Verb(3 words)
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Noun, verb, slang(1 words)
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