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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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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

She knows that writers need nonwriting jobs and suggests ones with room to daydream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

This kind of thinking is everywhere: Blue Origin is sending Katy Perry way high up into the sky, a stunt to help sell a sci-fi daydream of one day taking a bus to Moon.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

It also brings back certain lightness in pop music that's much needed for escape and fall into the daydream of Carpenter's blissful, color-filled world.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

I had just started to daydream again about another scene with me and Vega going after them when Ma shouted out so loud it made me jump.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore