dream

[dreem] / drim /

NOUN

illusion, vision

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delusion fantasy idea image imagination nightmare thought

STRONG

bubble chimera daydream fancy hallucination impression incubus rainbow reverie specter speculation trance vagary wraith

WEAK

castle in the air head trip mental picture pie in the sky pipe dream

Antonyms

STRONGEST

reality

STRONG

fact

WEAK

actuality certainty

NOUN

goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambition aspiration desire hope notion wish

STRONG

design

WEAK

flight of fancy pipe-dream

VERB

conjure up scenario

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceive crave daydream fantasize invent think visualize

STRONG

brainstorm concoct create devise envisage fancy formulate hallucinate hanker hatch hunger idealize imagine long for picture pine sigh stargaze thirst

WEAK

be delirious be moonstruck be up in clouds build castles in air cook up have a flash have a nightmare have a notion have a vision make up search for pot of gold think up

Example Sentences

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"I woke up lying on the ground with people looking down at me. Initially I thought I was dreaming."

From BBC

Newcastle secured just a second away league win of the season but were made to sweat after a dream start to beat lowly Burnley 3-1.

From Barron's

But much of its focus in 2026 will be on Starship, a 404-foot rocket key to Musk’s dream of colonizing Mars.

From MarketWatch

Before the musician ended his set, he shared some words of wisdom: "If you've ever got a dream, never give up."

From BBC

Eight months on from realising her dream, she said the "fog of grief has started to lift", and thanked those who have followed her and sent her good wishes.

From BBC

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