Dream

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A dream is the experience of images, sensations, and thoughts during sleep—often vivid, sometimes bizarre, rarely remembered in full.

Extended to waking life, a dream is a cherished hope or ambition: the American dream, a dream come true.

To dream is to have such experiences or aspirations.

As an adjective, dream describes something ideal: a dream house, a dream job.

A daydream is a pleasant fantasy indulged while awake.

I never dreamed it would happen expresses that something was beyond expectation.

aspiration

goal

Desired end result

wish · desire · longing · pursuit · idealism · achiever · inspiration · motivation · possibility · potential

sleep

REM

Acronym for dreaming phase

  • nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
  • lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
  • sleepwalkingAmbulatory behavior during slumber

vivid · recurring · subconscious · pillow · slumber · awakening · nocturnal · bedtime · fantasy · vision

cultural

Dreamtime

Aboriginal mythological creation era

creation · walkabout · prophetic · Joseph · vision quest · shaman · oracle · omen · premonition · interpretation

reverie

fantasy

Imaginative mental wandering

trance · haze · drift · absent-minded · contemplation · meditation · escapism · distraction · woolgathering · zoning

ideal

utopia

Imagined perfect society

fairy tale · idyllic · blissful · heaven · wonderland · magical · enchanted · picturesque · storybook · romantic

Categories
Opposites
consciousness state

Dreamwakefulness

State of being conscious

waking · consciousness · alertness · awareness · lucidity

reality status

Dreamreality

What actually exists

actuality · fact · truth · waking life · certainty

aspiration/hope

Dreamnightmare

Frightening dream causing wakefulness

fear · dread · despair · horror · worst-case scenario

Phrases
Family

dreams, dreamed, dreamt, dreaming, dreamer, dreamers, dreamlike, dreamless, dreamy

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G