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

Need another word that means the same as “fantasize”? Find 22 synonyms for “fantasize” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fantasize” are: fantasise, fantasy, daydream, dream, muse, indulge in fantasy, indulge in fancy, pretend, imagine, give free rein to one's imagination, build castles in the air, build castles in spain, live in a dream world, indulge in wool-gathering, visualize, envisage, envision, picture, form a picture of, see in the mind's eye, conjure up, conceptualize

Fantasize as a Verb

Definitions of "Fantasize" as a verb

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

• Imagine (something that one wants to happen.
• Indulge in fantasies.
• Portray in the mind.
• Indulge in daydreaming about something desired.

Synonyms of "Fantasize" as a verb (22 Words)

build castles in spain	Develop and grow.
build castles in the air	Develop and grow.
conceptualize	Have the idea for. Sex was conceptualized as an overpowering force in the individual.
conjure up	Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together.
daydream	Indulge in a daydream. She looked out the window daydreaming.
dream	Indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired. This is not at all how she dreamed her baby s birthday was going to be.
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.
fantasise	Indulge in fantasies.
fantasy	Indulge in fantasies. It is ludicrous to fantasy disinventing the hydrogen bomb.
form a picture of	Make something, usually for a specific function.
give free rein to one's imagination	Proffer (a body part.
imagine	Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case. I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel.
indulge in fancy	Give free rein to.
indulge in fantasy	Enjoy to excess.
indulge in wool-gathering	Yield (to); give satisfaction to.
live in a dream world	Have life, be alive.
muse	Reflect deeply on a subject.
picture	Show in or as in a picture. She pictured Benjamin waiting.
pretend	Represent fictitiously as in a play or pretend to be or act like. He cannot pretend to sophistication.
see in the mind's eye	Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.
visualize	Form a mental image of; imagine. The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver.

Usage Examples of "Fantasize" as a verb

• One might fantasize the death of someone seen as a threat.
• He sometimes fantasized about emigrating.