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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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After his boyfriend dies tragically, Rowan is forced to start from scratch, mourning the dream of the life he once had alongside his partner and trying to rent out his now-spare bedroom.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

"They sold a dream," she said, and they added something that was "quite new at the time - the idea that branding was as important as the product line".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Six months ago, Arthur and Islas could realistically dream of Kentucky after Intrepido won the Grade 1 American Pharoah at Santa Anita.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

A month into their housing search in Hartford County, the couple finally found their dream home in a suburb, New Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He signaled urgently, but Dodzi was determined to wait for the return of his dream girl.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.