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Definitions

chimera

[kahy-meer-uh] / kaɪˈmɪər ə /
NOUN
grotesque horrible monster
Synonyms
STRONG
bogy delusion fabrication fancy figment hallucination illusion mirage monster monstrosity snare specter
WEAK
fata morgana fool's paradise ignis fatuus pipe dream
Antonyms
STRONG
certainty fact reality truth

Example Sentences

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Yet the idea that a Netflix-WBD merger would extinguish video competition is a chimera.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Metcalfe’s pursuit of revelation in a single lost poem is magical thinking, a relentless grasping for a chimera.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

And like this suggestion, the chimera named Barbenheimer was born on the Internet.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2025

Also known as a spookfish or chimera, ghost sharks are closely related to sharks and rays.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

The supposition that there is an intermediate state between these two is a chimera.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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