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dreams

NOUN

illusion, vision

Synonyms

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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

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concrete entity reality truth

STRONG

fact

WEAK

actuality certainty existence substance

NOUN

goal

Synonyms

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ambition aspiration desire hope notion wish

STRONG

design

WEAK

flight of fancy pipe dream

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate hatred

WEAK

actuality certainty existence fact reality substance truth

VERB

conjure up scenario

Synonyms

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conceive crave daydream fantasize invent think visualize

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brainstorm concoct create devise envisage fancy formulate hallucinate hanker hatch hunger idealize imagine long lust picture pine sigh stargaze sublimate 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

Antonyms

STRONG

despise dislike hate

Example Sentences

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There are startups with dreams of being the picks and shovels for moon development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

From parties of thousands watching in large arenas to school kids setting alarms for the 02:00 BST kick-off, excitement, nerves and dreams linger on every street.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Hopes and dreams have taken markets this far.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The wish tags hanging on the “Wish Tree” feature various hopes and dreams that are written in a number of different languages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The words that he had heard for the first time with a thrill of dread, the words that had filled his dreams and haunted his thoughts in the long days since:

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda