Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for pipe dream

pipe dream

verb as in fantasize

Strongest match

Discover More

Example Sentences

I was drawn to The Class for different reasons—chiefly, the pipe dream of achieving a tighter and tauter backside.

First of all, the idea that Childers ever had any kind of chance of winning a Senate seat in Mississippi was a pipe dream.

But getting our divided, dysfunctional Congress to agree on a course of action seems like a pipe dream.

Yet it's a pipe dream to hope for a trancendent figure to help the GOP cleanse itself of the fringe.

In other words, in the realm of what has been called the “bio-doc,” objectivity is an elusive pipe dream.

I was about to give you a message from his majesty our king, but if you're on a pipe dream don't let me call you home.

But how among countless suggestions is a "cause" to know the difference between a true invention and a pipe-dream?

This is no pipe dream or a simple newspaper yarn, but the plain truth.

I have been trying to believe that what he told me isn't altogether a pipe-dream, but it sounds mightily like one.

"Sounds like a pipe-dream," commented Matt, when his chum had finished.

Advertisement

Synonym of the Day

Which one is a synonym for cuddle?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pipe dream, such as: daydream, wishful thinking, air castle, airy hope, castle in the air, and castle in the sky.

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

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement