PIPE DREAM Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase pipe dream. (close relations)
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| dream | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep • imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake • a cherished desire • a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) • a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality • someone or something wonderful verb • have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy • experience while sleeping | ||||||
| chimera | nounn | |||||
noun • a grotesque product of the imagination • (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| mirage | nounn | |||||
noun • an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects • something illusory and unattainable | ||||||
| phantasm | nounn | |||||
noun • a ghostly appearing figure • something existing in perception only | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
