dreamt

[dremt] / drɛmt /

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 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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"Many have dreamt about finding this critical point but the means have not been available before the development of the x-ray lasers."

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

“I always dreamt of doing this. Other kids played with Play-Doh. I made stuff with anything I could get my hands on like clay, aluminum foil and discarded phone wire.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

"We dreamt of being here and now we have done it," Regragui told reporters in the Moroccan capital on Saturday.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

She dreamt of climbing a ladder up to heaven, with an enormous snake lurking beneath it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

I dreamt of the days when I would be grown and able to buy a whole carton for myself alone.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou