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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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Anthropic’s newest, as-yet-unreleased AI model is a hacker’s dream, so here’s the cybersecurity advice you need to start taking seriously right now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Embarking on series three of a Channel 4 show documenting their renovation, Our Welsh Chapel Dream, Keith and Marj hope to turn Capel Salem, in Pwllheli on the Llŷn Peninsula, into their dream home.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Trainor, who has been candid about her struggles during her first two pregnancies, explained on Instagram that she was “forever grateful to all the doctors, nurses, teams who made this dream possible.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

For an artist like Lori, who works part-time at a Chinese food truck while painting and writing art criticism on the side, the job is both a dream and a nightmare.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

This one was long and lean, like a dream of a driving machine.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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