Synonyms for fantasy
ˈfæn tə si, -zifan·ta·sy

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1. fantasy

   A dream is strictly a train of thoughts, fantasies, and images passing through the mind during sleep; a vision may occur when one is awake, and in clear exercise of the senses and mental powers; vision is often applied to something seen by the mind through supernatural agency, whether in sleep or wakefulness, conceived as more real and authoritative than a dream; a trance is an abnormal state, which is different from normal sleep or wakefulness. A reverie is a purposeless drifting of the mind when awake, under the influence of mental images; a day-dream that which passes before the mind in such condition. A fancy is some image presented to the mind, often in the fullest exercise of its powers. Hallucination is the seeming perception of non-existent objects, as in insanity or delirium. In the figurative sense, we speak of dreams of fortune, visions of glory, with little difference of meaning except that the vision is thought of as fuller and more vivid. We speak of a trance of delight when the emotion almost sweeps one away from the normal exercise of the faculties.

   Synonyms:
   day-dream, dream, fancy, hallucination, reverie, romance, trance, vision

   Antonyms:
   certainty, fact, reality, realization, substance, verity

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1. fantasy, phantasynoun

   imagination unrestricted by reality

   "a schoolgirl fantasy"

   Synonyms:
   phantasy, illusion, fancy

2. fantasy, phantasynoun

   fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

   "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"

   Synonyms:
   phantasy, illusion, fancy

3. illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancyverb

   something many people believe that is false

   "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

   Synonyms:
   deception, legerdemain, trick, illusion, delusion, phantasy, magic trick, thaumaturgy, head game, conjuring trick, fancy, fondness, semblance, magic, conjuration, partiality

4. fantasy, fantasize, fantasiseverb

   indulge in fantasies

   "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"

   Synonyms:
   fantasize, fantasise

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1. fantasynoun

   Synonyms:
   caprice, whim, whimsey, FANCY

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1. List of paraphrases for "fantasy":

   imagination, imaginary, illusion, fancy, chimera, dream, fiction, fantasia, novelty, obsession, fantastic, utopia

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1. Jacob Rees-Mogg:

   The over-excited officials who have dreamt up this nonsense are clearly more students of fantasy than of history.

2. Dr. Seuss:

   I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.

3. Nicole Amesbury:

   Participate in fantasy. Be curious!

4. Margaret Atwood:

   The frame around the show changed, and we knew at that moment it would be viewed differently, which it was. So instead of fantasy — ha ha it will never happen — it got much closer to reality, because of the kinds of people backing Donald Trump.

5. White House:

   Let's talk about real things, not fantasy things, let's talk about the jobs he's created.