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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

Example Sentences

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McIlroy once again held off English veteran Justin Rose - whose own Augusta dream was dashed again by his European Ryder Cup team-mate.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

But to my eyes, this fandom appears to be a place where anyone is welcome to fantasize, dream, draw, speculate or just plain geek out.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

"But we talked all the time during that about 'what if?'" the brothers had gone through with their gaming dream, he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

In a WSJ-NORC poll last year, more than two-thirds of respondents—including majorities of each age group—said that the American dream doesn’t hold true today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“You’ll be warm, Patcheen, you’ll dream of building a wall with blue stones.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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