fantasies

NOUN

imagination, dream

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delusion fancy illusion nightmare reverie vision

STRONG

Atlantis apparition appearance bubble chimera conceiving creativity daydream envisioning externalizing fabrication fairyland fancying fantasia figment flight hallucination imaginativeness imagining invention mirage objectifying originality rainbow trip utopia vagary

WEAK

air castle flight of imagination fool's paradise head trip mind trip

Antonyms

STRONGEST

actuality certainty fact reality truth

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fantasies

Conjuring fantasies is one of humanity’s most ancient arts — a sacred creative practice — but without earthly rooting, the symphony is incomplete.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

“Like, if they’re experiencing an urge and are worried their fantasies are turning into plans, who can they call immediately?”

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

Petra has a talent for making fantasies seem real, a gift that results in actual conjurings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Prosecutor Nicholas de la Poer KC described the fantasies as "seething with hatred".

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

Were my ideas as wild as Hamlet’s ghost-driven revenge fantasies?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein