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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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At 31 and with more than 500 appearances for Athletic, including a La Liga record 251 in a row, the forward looks good to deliver on that dream.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

"Inaki Williams always says, 'my dream is to be able to say I spent my entire career playing for my boyhood club'," adds Parry.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

After his boyfriend dies tragically, Rowan is forced to start from scratch, mourning the dream of the life he once had alongside his partner and trying to rent out his now-spare bedroom.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Birthright citizenship immeasurably helped my family’s American dream.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

I saw these things as if in a dream.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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