dreamworld
Slumber's imaginary landscape
A dreamworld is an imaginary realm experienced during sleep or created by fantasy—a place detached from reality where normal rules don't apply.
The term often carries connotations of escapism or delusion: He's living in a dreamworld if he thinks that plan will work.
It can describe any idealized mental landscape where wishes come true and harsh realities don't intrude. (Capitalized Dreamworld is a theme park.)
Atmospheric optical deception
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
apparition · figment · unreality · reverie · vision · specter · phantom · trance
Imaginative mental wandering
- refugePlace of safety
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- withdrawalAct of taking away
detachment · alternate reality · imagination · dissociation · reverie · absorption · transcendence · elsewhere
Magical influence over someone
- fairyTiny winged magical creature
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
magic · spell · sorcery · mythical · fable · legend · folklore · whimsy
Strikingly unconventional
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- phantasmagoriaShifting sequence of illusions
- kaleidoscopicShowing constantly changing patterns
ethereal · grotesque · distortion · oneiric · metamorphosis · paradox · absurdist · disorienting
mirage
Atmospheric optical deception
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
phantasm · apparition · figment · unreality · reverie · vision · specter · phantom · trance · haze
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
withdrawal · detachment · alternate reality · imagination · dissociation · reverie · absorption · transcendence · elsewhere · away
enchantment
Magical influence over someone
- fairyTiny winged magical creature
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
wizard · magic · spell · sorcery · mythical · fable · legend · folklore · whimsy · wonderland
bizarre
Strikingly unconventional
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- phantasmagoriaShifting sequence of illusions
kaleidoscopic · ethereal · grotesque · distortion · oneiric · metamorphosis · paradox · absurdist · disorienting · warped
paradise
Ideal, blissful place
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
euphoria · nirvana · idyllic · serenity · peace · ideal · heavenly · golden · promised land · elysium
- Fantasy EscapesNarnia, Oz, Hogwarts, Middle-earth, Neverland
- other realmsotherworld, netherworld, shadow realm, alternate reality, spirit realm
- worldsearth, planet, realm, kingdom, dimension
- Virtual RealityVR headsets, VR, virtual reality, virtual environment, augmented reality
- shadow realmsshadow realm, netherworld, nether realm, dark realm, dark dimension
dreamworldreality
What actually exists
real world · actuality · everyday life · terra firma · nuts and bolts
dreamworldnightmare
Frightening dream causing wakefulness
hell · dystopia · hellscape · nightmare world · living hell
dreamworldwakefulness
State of being conscious
waking state · consciousness · alertness · lucidity · sobriety