DREAM Synonyms
There are 28 hypernyms of the word dream. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| vision | nounn | |||||
noun • a vivid mental image • the ability to see; the visual faculty • the perceptual experience of seeing • the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses • a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance | ||||||
| ambition | nounn | |||||
noun • a cherished desire • a strong drive for success verb • have as one's ambition | ||||||
| aspiration | nounn | |||||
noun • a will to succeed • a cherished desire • a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath • the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | ||||||
| daydream | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • absentminded dreaming while awake verb • have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy • have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake | ||||||
| delusion | nounn | |||||
noun • (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary • a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea • the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas | ||||||
| desire | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state • an inclination to want things • something that is desired verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • expect and wish • express a desire for | ||||||
| fancy | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective • not plain; decorative or ornamented noun • something many people believe that is false • imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination • a predisposition to like something verb • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind • have a fancy or particular liking or desire for | ||||||
| fantasy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • imagination unrestricted by reality • fiction with a large amount of imagination in it • something many people believe that is false verb • indulge in fantasies | ||||||
| figment | nounn | |||||
noun • a contrived or fantastic idea | ||||||
| goal | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it • the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) • game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points • a successful attempt at scoring | ||||||
| hallucination | nounn | |||||
noun • illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder • a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea • an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode | ||||||
| hope | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a specific instance of feeling hopeful • United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) • the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled • grounds for feeling hopeful about the future • someone (or something) on which expectations are centered • one of the three Christian virtues verb • expect and wish • be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes • intend with some possibility of fulfilment | ||||||
| ideal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas noun • the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain • model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal adjective satellite • conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal • constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception | ||||||
| illusion | nounn | |||||
noun • an erroneous mental representation • something many people believe that is false • the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||
| longing | nounn | |||||
noun • prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | ||||||
| phantasm | nounn | |||||
noun • a ghostly appearing figure • something existing in perception only | ||||||
| reverie | nounn | |||||
noun • absentminded dreaming while awake • an abstracted state of absorption | ||||||
| wish | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a specific feeling of desire • an expression of some desire or inclination • (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare • the particular preference that you have verb • to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something • make or express a wish • feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of • order politely; express a wish for • invoke upon | ||||||
| yearning | nounn | |||||
noun • prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | ||||||
| dreaming | verbv | |||||
noun • imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake • a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep | ||||||
