fantasy

[fan-tuh-see, -zee] / ˈfæn tə si, -zi /

NOUN

imagination, dream

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delusion fancy illusion nightmare reverie vision

STRONG

Atlantis apparition appearance bubble chimera conceiving creativity daydream envisioning externalizing fabrication fairyland fancying fantasia figment flight hallucination imaginativeness imagining invention mirage objectifying originality rainbow trip utopia vagary

WEAK

air castle flight of imagination fool's paradise head trip mind trip

Antonyms

STRONGEST

actuality certainty fact reality truth

Example Sentences

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Both the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movies saw global appreciation for the fantasy world created by J.R.R.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Twenty-one Asian women perform an elaborate revenge fantasy against the white man who’s dated them all.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

One can see the appeal of this fantasy.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

García Harfuch’s rise blurs the line further—melding law enforcement, celebrity and fantasy into a single persona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The other side he refused to hear were those who dismissed alchemy as a deception, a delusion, a fantasy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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