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reverie

[rev-uh-ree] / ˈrɛv ə ri /
NOUN
daydream
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contemplation fantasy meditation trance
STRONG
absorption abstraction detachment dreaminess dreaming inattention muse musing pensiveness phantasy preoccupation study thought trip woolgathering
WEAK
absent-mindedness castle-building castles in the air fool's paradise head trip mind trip pipe dream
Antonyms
WEAK
nightmare

Example Sentences

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Breuer has made this his rallying cry as he drives change in the armed forces and tries to jolt Germans from their post-Cold War, end-of-history reverie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

He is likely to find this reverie equally fantastical.

From Slate • May 8, 2025

But as he travels home on the boat, shutting out the world with giant sunglasses and a baggy hoodie, Lochlan doesn’t really seem to have learned anything from his reverie.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

"Ring the bell, sound the trumpets reverie, something is done, something is beginning. One of the great wise ones has passed."

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2025

Rafik interrupted her reverie by screaming, “It's leaving! One of the hens has flown away!”

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye