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

In it he argued that all Western literature and art about the Islamic world is tainted by imperial power and its projected fantasies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

In her fantasies, she carried the others away with her, but they never reached a destination because she couldn’t imagine what place there could be in the world for the likes of them.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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