daydreamlike
Lost in reverie
Daydreamlike describes something with the quality of a daydream—hazy, pleasant, detached from reality.
It suggests a state of wandering attention or gentle fantasy: The afternoon had a daydreamlike quality, slow and unfocused.
The word implies something not quite real but not unpleasant either.
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- absorbedTook in fully
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- distractedUnable to concentrate
detached · faraway · unfocused · absent-minded · zoned-out · withdrawn · introspective · meditative
Unclear, indistinct
- mistyObscured by vapor
- vaporousLike a gas, diffuse
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- airyLight and well-ventilated
nebulous · diaphanous · gauzy · filmy · wispy · soft-focus · blurred · indistinct
Imaginatively unrealistic
- playfulInclined toward fun
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
carefree · airy · wistful · idle · meandering · aimless · languid · lazy
Existing only in thought
- unrealNot actual, or astonishing
- surrealDreamlike and strange
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
visionary · hallucinatory · phantasmagoric · illusory · chimeric · make-believe · fanciful · fantasia
reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- absorbedTook in fully
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
distracted · detached · faraway · unfocused · absent-minded · zoned-out · withdrawn · introspective · meditative · contemplative
hazy
Unclear, indistinct
airy · nebulous · diaphanous · gauzy · filmy · wispy · soft-focus · blurred · indistinct · shimmering
fanciful
Imaginatively unrealistic
- playfulInclined toward fun
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
blithe · carefree · airy · wistful · idle · meandering · aimless · languid · lazy · unhurried
imaginary
Existing only in thought
otherworldly · visionary · hallucinatory · phantasmagoric · illusory · chimeric · make-believe · fanciful · fantasia · mythic
daydreamlikesharp
Fine-edged, or astute
alert · focused · attentive · keen · clear-headed
daydreamlikerealistic
True to life
grounded · pragmatic · concrete · down-to-earth · matter-of-fact
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