FANTASIES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FANTASIES?

Need another word that means the same as “fantasies”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “fantasies” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fantasies” are: phantasy, fancy, illusion, fantasise, fantasize

Fantasies as a Noun

Definitions of "Fantasies" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fantasies” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Imagination unrestricted by reality.
• Fiction with a large amount of imagination in it.
• Something many people believe that is false.

Synonyms of "Fantasies" as a noun (3 Words)

fancy	An unfounded or tentative belief or idea. Never had the wildest flights of fancy imagined such magnificence.
illusion	A false idea or belief. They have the illusion that I am very wealthy.
phantasy	Fiction with a large amount of imagination in it.

Usage Examples of "Fantasies" as a noun

• A schoolgirl fantasy.

Fantasies as a Verb

Definitions of "Fantasies" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fantasies” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Indulge in fantasies.

Synonyms of "Fantasies" as a verb (2 Words)

fantasise	Indulge in fantasies.
fantasize	Indulge in fantasies. He sometimes fantasized about emigrating.

Associations of "Fantasies" (30 Words)

chimerical	Produced by a wildly fanciful imagination. His Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists.
daydream	Indulge in a daydream. She was lost in a daydream.
delusion	(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary. He has delusions of competence.
dream	Indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired. I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
dreamer	A person who has lived in the US without official authorization since coming to the country as a minor. People of this description who met certain conditions would be eligible for a special immigration status under federal legislation first proposed in 2001. A rebellious young dreamer.
dreamland	Sleep regarded as a world of dreams. She tries to lull herself into dreamland.
envisage	Form a mental picture of (something not yet existing or known. The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers.
envision	Picture to oneself; imagine possible. She envisioned the admiring glances of guests seeing her home.
escapism	The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy. Virtual reality offers a form of escapism.
fancied	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fancied wrong.
fanciful	Having a curiously intricate quality. A fanciful mind.
fiction	A deliberately false or improbable account. They were supposed to be keeping up the fiction that they were happily married.
hallucination	An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present. His dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination.
hallucinatory	Characterized by or characteristic of hallucination – Jean Stafford. A hallucinatory drug.
illusion	A false idea or belief. He had no illusions about the trouble she was in.
illusive	Based on or having the nature of an illusion. An illusive haven.
illusory	Based on illusion; not real. She knew the safety of her room was illusory.
imaginable	Capable of being imagined. The most spectacular views imaginable.
imaginary	(of a number or quantity) expressed in terms of the square root of a negative number (usually the square root of −1, represented by i or j). Chris had imaginary conversations with her.
imagination	The ability to form mental images of things or events. A girl who existed only in my imagination.
imagine	Suppose or assume. I couldn t imagine what she expected to tell them.
ingratiate	Gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts. A sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy.
megalomania	A psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur.
paranoia	A psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur. Mild paranoia afflicts all prime ministers.
psychosis	A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality. The symptoms of psychosis.
reverie	A fanciful or impractical idea or theory. He defended and explained all the reveries of astrology.
surreal	Having the qualities of surrealism bizarre. The incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature.
tale	A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program. She enjoyed hearing others tell their tales.
visionary	Thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom. Visionary dreams.
visualize	View the outline of by means of an X-ray. It is not easy to visualize the future.