dreams

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

concrete entity reality truth

STRONG

fact

WEAK

actuality certainty existence substance

NOUN

goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambition aspiration desire hope notion wish

STRONG

design

WEAK

flight of fancy pipe dream

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate hatred

WEAK

actuality certainty existence fact reality substance truth

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 lust picture pine sigh stargaze sublimate 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

Antonyms

STRONG

despise dislike hate

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dreams

Nine years ago, his height forced him to give up his dreams of becoming a driver and return to Gambaga.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

By contrast, participants who placed greater value on dreams and believed that dreaming had personal meaning tended to describe richer and more immersive experiences.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

People who were more likely to experience mind-wandering while awake tended to report dreams that changed quickly and felt more fragmented.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

However, they reveal a strong relationship between how people think about dreams and how they experience or remember them.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

He claimed he was once a wealthy son of a khan who purchased dreams.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri