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

Need another word that means the same as “reverie”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “reverie” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Reverie” are: air castle, castle in spain, castle in the air, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, revery, trance, fantasy, vision, fancy, hallucination, musing, idea, notion

Reverie as a Noun

Definitions of "Reverie" as a noun

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

• An instrumental piece suggesting a dreamy or musing state.
• Absentminded dreaming while awake.
• A fanciful or impractical idea or theory.
• A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.
• An abstracted state of absorption.

Synonyms of "Reverie" as a noun (15 Words)

air castle	Travel via aircraft.
castle in spain	A large and stately mansion.
castle in the air	A large and stately mansion.
daydream	A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one’s attention from the present. She was lost in a daydream.
daydreaming	Absentminded dreaming while awake.
fancy	Enthusiasts for a sport, especially boxing or racing, considered collectively. He is prone to flights of fancy.
fantasy	The faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things. A schoolgirl fantasy.
hallucination	Illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder. His dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination.
idea	The content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about. Our menu list will give you some idea of how interesting a low fat diet can be.
musing	A period of reflection or thought. His musings were interrupted by the sound of the telephone.
notion	Items used in sewing, such as buttons, pins, and hooks. The theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories.
oneirism	Absentminded dreaming while awake.
revery	An abstracted state of absorption.
trance	A state of abstraction. The kind of trance he went into whenever illness was discussed.
vision	The images seen on a television screen. He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.

Usage Examples of "Reverie" as a noun

• A knock on the door broke her reverie.
• I slipped into reverie.
• His own compositions can move from impressionist reveries to an orchestral chordal approach.
• He defended and explained all the reveries of astrology.

Associations of "Reverie" (30 Words)

absorbed	Giving or marked by complete attention to- Walter de la Mare. The absorbed light intensity.
asleep	Into a sleeping state. The competition was not asleep.
aspiration	A hope or ambition of achieving something. The needs and aspirations of the people.
captive	A person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined. The policeman put a pair of handcuffs on the captive.
concerned	Culpably involved. Concerned parents of youthful offenders.
daydream	Indulge in a daydream. Stop daydreaming and pay attention.
delusion	An erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary. What a capacity television has for delusion.
dreamer	Someone who is dreaming. A rebellious young dreamer.
dreaming	A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep.
engrossed	Giving or marked by complete attention to. That engrossed look or rapt delight.
envision	Imagine; conceive of; see in one’s mind. I cannot envision him as President.
fantasy	Denoting a competition or league in which participants select imaginary teams from among the players in a real sports league and score points according to the actual performance of their players. Look at their dedication to fantasy leagues and the enormous minutiae of the stats they memorize.
hallucination	An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present. He refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination.
hypnosis	The induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action and is highly responsive to suggestion or direction. Its use in therapy, typically to recover suppressed memories or to allow modification of behaviour, has been revived but is still controversial. I was regressed under hypnosis.
hypnotism	The study or practice of hypnosis.
illusive	Based on or having the nature of an illusion. Illusive hopes of finding a better job.
illusory	Based on illusion; not real. She knew the safety of her room was illusory.
imaginary	Not based on fact; unreal- F.D.Roosevelt. A small child s imaginary friends.
intent	Intention or purpose. With alarm she realized his intent.
mesmerism	The therapeutic system of F. A. Mesmer.
oversleep	Sleep longer than intended. We talked until the early hours and consequently I overslept.
preoccupied	Deeply absorbed in thought. She seemed a bit preoccupied.
psychoanalysis	A system of psychological theory and therapy which aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association. His physician recommended psychoanalysis.
relaxation	(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers. The relaxation of requirements.
sleep	Be able to accommodate for sleeping. Two more sleeps till I fly to LA.
slumber	Sleep. Scaring folk from their slumbers.
subconscious	The subconscious part of the mind not in technical use in psychoanalysis where unconscious is preferred. Uncertainties were lurking around the edge of her subconscious.
thoughtful	Taking heed giving close and thoughtful attention. Her work is thoughtful and provocative.
visualize	Imagine; conceive of; see in one’s mind. Mathematicians often visualize.
waking	The state of being awake. Worked every moment of my waking hours.