dream Antonyms
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Strong:
- fiction
- figment
- idea
- castle-in-spain
- chimera
- hallucination
- mirage
- fantasm
- pipe-dream
- castle-in-the-air
- delusion
- unreality
- phantasy
- imaging
- nightmare
- phantasm
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Meaning of dream
dream (n)
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
dream (v)
have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
experience while sleeping
dream (n.)
The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.
A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth.
To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend.
To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine.
dream (v. t.)
To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; -- often followed by an objective clause.
dream Sentence Examples
- He had a vivid dream about flying through the clouds.
- She dreamt of becoming a famous singer one day.
- The child's dream was to become an astronaut.
- The team chased the dream of victory all season long.
- The author dreamt up a fantastical world in their latest novel.
- The artist's dream was to have their work displayed in a prestigious gallery.
- The teacher's dream was to inspire their students to learn and grow.
- The doctor's dream was to find a cure for a deadly disease.
- The politician's dream was to make a positive change in the world.
- The entrepreneur's dream was to build a successful business that would make a difference.
FAQs About the word dream
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
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He had a vivid dream about flying through the clouds.
She dreamt of becoming a famous singer one day.
The child's dream was to become an astronaut.
The team chased the dream of victory all season long.
