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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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The idea of a partnership with Oman to operate the Strait of Hormuz is a "not a fantasy", Amir Handjari of the US-based Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft argued in an op-ed on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The book’s playful interrogation of traditional gender expectations is sharpened with the introduction of 1855 Caleb, a fantasy and a nightmare, a stern, quiet man who Natalie finds both terrifying and alluring.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Jessica and a friend were set to leave for a long road trip to a fantasy convention in South Bend, Indiana.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Lore Segal’s conversational stories, Francis Spufford’s time-traveling fantasy, a murder in Scotland and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

I knew there were things going on in my head, a fantasy life, that somehow corresponded to the books I read.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers