Synonyms for wishful thinking
wish·ful think·ing

Princeton's WordNet

1. wishful thinkingnoun

   the illusion that what you wish for is actually true

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1. • Illusion

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1. Prince Turki al-Faisal:

   It’s wishful thinking that, if we try to embrace them, they may tango with us. That’s an illusion.

2. George Soros:

   British voters are now grossly underestimating the true costs of Brexit, too many believe that a vote to leave the EU will have no effect on their personal financial position. This is wishful thinking.

3. Yuval Harari:

   The idea that humans will always have a unique ability beyond the reach of non-conscious algorithms is just wishful thinking. It is based on the traditional assumption that intelligence and consciousness are inextricably linked to one another. For millions of years of evolution, this may have been true. But no longer.

4. John DeCicco:

   The EPA is in a real bind, congress wrote a law mandating imaginary fuels. These have failed to materialize in any quantity. Congress tried to codify wishful thinking.

5. The US:

   The US politicians keep hyping a' diplomatic boycott' without even being invited to Winter Games. This wishful thinking and pure grandstanding is aimed at political manipulation.