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daydream

[dey-dreem] / ˈdeɪˌdrim /
NOUN
fantasy thought of when awake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pipe dream reverie
STRONG
conceiving dream fancy fancying imagination imagining musing phantasm phantasy stargazing trip vision wish woolgathering
WEAK
castle in the air figment of imagination fond hope fool's paradise head trip in a zone mind trip pie in the sky
Antonyms
STRONG
actuality certainty dislike existence fact hate reality substance truth
VERB
make up fantasy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fantasize hallucinate
STRONG
conceive dream envision fancy imagine moon muse stargaze woolgather
WEAK
build castles in air pipe-dream trip out
Antonyms
STRONG
dislike hate

Example Sentences

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Eden convinced an initially reluctant Jordan it was time to make the daydream real, and “Ballet Reign” premiered on Dec. 21, 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The success of the bearded, ass-kicking Ranger marked a stunning reversal of fortune for Norris, who grew up a shy, unathletic child, who "used to daydream about being strong...to beat up the bullies".

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

There, the mother darns socks and sweeps the endless dust, while the thoroughly American children daydream in midcentury fantasia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

For millennials and Gen Z kids like mine, there was once a golden era when you could just daydream all day about getting your invitation to Hogwarts without any associations with a full-time transphobe.

From Salon • May 30, 2025

I watched more singing on television and added being a singing star to my daydream collection.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals