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

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But nothing could have prepared him for the chaos that came with finally landing his dream job.

From The Wall Street Journal

Do I still believe in the possibility of dreams and the American Dream?

From Los Angeles Times

When Shay O'Dowd was young, he dreamed of success on the football pitch.

From BBC

As if two games in 48 hours were not enough, Crystal Palace now face an additional two-legged play-off to keep their European dream alive.

From BBC

I love chasing big dreams, and if that comes in the form of an amazing script or a director that I really love and trust, I’m 10 toes deep.

From Los Angeles Times

dream

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