DREAMING Synonyms
There are 24 hypernyms of the word dreaming. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DREAMING
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| daydreaming | nounn | |||||||
noun • absentminded dreaming while awake | ||||||||
| envisioning | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • visual imagery | ||||||||
| hallucinating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • experiencing delirium | ||||||||
| picturing | verbv | |||||||
noun • visual imagery • visual representation as by photography or painting | ||||||||
| reverie | nounn | |||||||
noun • absentminded dreaming while awake • an abstracted state of absorption | ||||||||
| conceiving | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • have the idea for • judge or regard; look upon; judge • become pregnant; undergo conception | ||||||||
| fancying | verbv | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
| fantasising | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • indulge in fantasies • portray in the mind | ||||||||
| fantasizing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • indulge in fantasies • portray in the mind | ||||||||
| imagining | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case • expect, believe, or suppose | ||||||||
| visualizing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind • view the outline of by means of an X-ray • form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract • make visible | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| stargaze | verbv | |||||||
verb • observe the stars • have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy | ||||||||
| woolgather | verbv | |||||||
verb • have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy | ||||||||
| pipe dream | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) | ||||||||
