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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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His dream for Tesla could have easily crashed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

“That’s everyone’s dream, to be one with all the animals and with wildlife,” she added, “but you have to respect their habitat and their behavior and give them the space that they need.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

At primary school he was asked to give a presentation to classmates about his dream career.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

"By combining large-scale data with computational methods, we were able to uncover patterns in dream content that were previously difficult to detect."

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

She did not run and still did not run and I thought she must be a medicine doe sent to me; a spirit doe come in a dream to tell me something.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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