Synonyms for Fantasy
ˈfæn tə si, -zifan·ta·sy

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1. fantasy

   A dream is strictly a train of thoughts, fantasies, and images passing through the mind during sleep; a vision may occur when one is awake, and in clear exercise of the senses and mental powers; vision is often applied to something seen by the mind through supernatural agency, whether in sleep or wakefulness, conceived as more real and authoritative than a dream; a trance is an abnormal state, which is different from normal sleep or wakefulness. A reverie is a purposeless drifting of the mind when awake, under the influence of mental images; a day-dream that which passes before the mind in such condition. A fancy is some image presented to the mind, often in the fullest exercise of its powers. Hallucination is the seeming perception of non-existent objects, as in insanity or delirium. In the figurative sense, we speak of dreams of fortune, visions of glory, with little difference of meaning except that the vision is thought of as fuller and more vivid. We speak of a trance of delight when the emotion almost sweeps one away from the normal exercise of the faculties.

   Synonyms:
   day-dream, dream, fancy, hallucination, reverie, romance, trance, vision

   Antonyms:
   certainty, fact, reality, realization, substance, verity

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1. fantasy, phantasynoun

   imagination unrestricted by reality

   "a schoolgirl fantasy"

   Synonyms:
   phantasy, illusion, fancy, fantasy

2. fantasy, phantasynoun

   fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

   "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"

   Synonyms:
   phantasy, illusion, fancy, fantasy

3. illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancyverb

   something many people believe that is false

   "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

   Synonyms:
   deception, legerdemain, fantasy, trick, illusion, delusion, phantasy, magic trick, thaumaturgy, head game, conjuring trick, fancy, fondness, semblance, magic, conjuration, partiality

4. fantasy, fantasize, fantasiseverb

   indulge in fantasies

   "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"

   Synonyms:
   fantasize, fantasise, fantasy

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1. fantasynoun

   Synonyms:
   caprice, whim, whimsey, FANCY

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1. List of paraphrases for "fantasy":

   imagination, imaginary, illusion, fancy, chimera, dream, fiction, fantasia, novelty, obsession, fantastic, utopia

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1. Tim Bale:

   The PM and Boris Johnson party have egged one another on in this fantasy world for years now, when it was always blindingly obvious that a deal would require compromises.

2. Gilberto Valle:

   Valle gave Mangan full custody of their daughter while he was ensnared in the cannibalism fantasy case. Following his exoneration, he filed court papers in Nevada -- where Mangan now lives -- seeking visitation with his daughter. But Valle decided to drop the case last month after a judge told him he must pay his ex-wife’s attorney fees, the Daily News reported late Sunday. Valle admitted to spending $50,000 so far on the legal battle, and said he couldn’t afford any more. I've been completely cleared but that doesn't mean my life is back to normal, this is going to stick with me for the rest of my life. He added: I argued it's in the child's best interest to have a father. Kathleen argued, 'He might murder my daughter.' I don't think she really thinks that. The newspaper said Mangan and her lawyer are not responding to requests for comment. We have great concern that Ms. Mangan will be forced into a co-parenting relationship with a man who will continue to traumatize her through his very public persona as the 'Cannibal Cop,' her attorney had previously written in court papers. Valle, who now reportedly works in construction, recentlypublished his first book.

3. Mark Gibson:

   ( This is an) embellishment on a fantasy.

4. Erik Pevernagie:

   Cherishing the sweet reminiscence of the early hours of life can be experienced as real enchantment: Those hours when fantasy is given wings and imagination allows us to sail with our paper boats through the stern roads of our constricted life. ( "Paper boats forever" )

5. Ben Sasse:

   President Biden still clings to an insane fantasy that the Taliban is kinder and gentler, it’s nonsense. Haqqani is the Taliban’s new interior minister for precisely the same reason the FBI’s got a $5 million bounty on his head: he’s a bloodthirsty terrorist. He’s armed, dangerous, and running a country we just abandoned.