PIPE DREAM Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the phrase pipe dream. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase pipe dream. (close relations)

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Definition of PIPE DREAM


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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

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