fantasies

NOUN

imagination, dream

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delusion fancy illusion nightmare reverie vision

STRONG

Atlantis apparition appearance bubble chimera conceiving creativity daydream envisioning externalizing fabrication fairyland fancying fantasia figment flight hallucination imaginativeness imagining invention mirage objectifying originality rainbow trip utopia vagary

WEAK

air castle flight of imagination fool's paradise head trip mind trip

Antonyms

STRONGEST

actuality certainty fact reality truth

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fantasies

Then, it was described as a symptom of childhood schizophrenia - excessive fantasies and hallucinations.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Lillian Karabaic shares some advice for dealing with these kinds of persistent fantasies.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

I’m a late bloomer and worried I’m still missing out on living by being stuck in these idealized fantasies of what love could be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

As she tells it, she was depicting a fantasy, and people didn’t need their fantasies mucked up by seeing the whole truth.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

My stupid fantasies about ending up homeless are just that—the fact is that my parents will take me in anytime, anywhere.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini