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dreamy

[dree-mee] / ˈdri mi /
ADJECTIVE
illusory, romantic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fanciful introspective nightmarish otherworldly pensive quixotic utopian whimsical
WEAK
abstracted astral chimerical daydreaming excellent fantastic idealistic imaginary immaterial impractical intangible introvertive lulling marvelous misty musing mythical out of this world phantasmagoric phantasmagorical preoccupied relaxing shadowy soothing speculative unreal unsubstantial vague visionary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
real
WEAK
horrible terrible unromantic

Example Sentences

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It feels dreamy to imagine a 67-year-old tragedy resolving itself in this way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Consider the 1965 game Mystery Date, in which girls try to land a dreamy date and avoid the sloppily dressed “dud” guy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The most popular, a dreamy ballad called Into The Blue, has been played more than five million times.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

He’s restored the place in the hope that she would come back to him, doubling the stakes with a gorgeous piece of real estate that she can no more resist than his dreamy devotion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

The look on Connor’s face was dreamy, content.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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