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Definitions

chimera

[kahy-meer-uh] / kaɪˈmɪər ə /
NOUN
grotesque horrible monster
Synonyms
STRONG
bogy delusion fabrication fancy figment hallucination illusion mirage monster monstrosity snare specter
WEAK
fata morgana fool's paradise ignis fatuus pipe dream
Antonyms
STRONG
certainty fact reality truth

Example Sentences

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Yet the idea that a Netflix-WBD merger would extinguish video competition is a chimera.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Also known as a spookfish or chimera, ghost sharks are closely related to sharks and rays.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

The fact is that the subcommittee has wasted nearly a year and a half chasing a chimera.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Freud, who catalyzed the study of dreams with his foundational 1899 treatise, would have discounted this as a mere chimera of the wishful unconscious.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

I felt satisfaction be­cause such a geology confirmed that I was right, that this island was a chimera, a play of the mind.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.