fancied
Had a crush
Fancied is the past tense of fancy, carrying its various meanings.
Something fancied is imagined or desired: She fancied herself a poet.
In British English especially, to fancy someone is to be attracted to them, so fancied describes the object of such attraction.
In horse racing and sports, the fancied competitor is the one expected to win: The fancied team lost in the first round.
Indulged in idle fantasy
- fantasizedImagined unrealistic scenarios
- envisionedMentally pictured beforehand
- picturedFormed mental representation
- visualizedFormed mental imagery
conjured · dreamed · invented · conceived · fabricated · supposed · believed · thought
Greatly desired by many
pined · wished · sought · hungered · thirsted · hankered · aspired · lusted
Powerfully attracted to someone
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- charmedPleased or bewitched
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
beguiled · taken · keen · admired · crushed · swooned · besotted · entranced
Shown special preference
- likedFelt favorable toward
- chosenSelected from alternatives
- preferredChosen above alternatives
- partialFavoring one side
inclined · fond · leaning · taste · predilection · penchant · affinity · bias
Complex and detailed
- decorativeServing to beautify
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- adornedMade ornamental
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
frilly · showy · flashy · extravagant · lavish · gaudy · ostentatious · baroque
daydreamed
Indulged in idle fantasy
- fantasizedImagined unrealistic scenarios
- envisionedMentally pictured beforehand
- picturedFormed mental representation
visualized · conjured · dreamed · invented · conceived · fabricated · supposed · believed · thought · mused
coveted
Greatly desired by many
yearned · pined · wished · sought · hungered · thirsted · hankered · aspired · lusted · envied
smitten
Powerfully attracted to someone
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- charmedPleased or bewitched
captivated · beguiled · taken · keen · admired · crushed · swooned · besotted · entranced · fond
favored
Shown special preference
partial · inclined · fond · leaning · taste · predilection · penchant · affinity · bias · favoritism
elaborate
Complex and detailed
- decorativeServing to beautify
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- adornedMade ornamental
ornamental · frilly · showy · flashy · extravagant · lavish · gaudy · ostentatious · baroque · rococo
fanciedunfancied
Not expected to win
outsider · underdog · long shot · dark horse · rank outsider
fanciful, fancies, fanciness, fancifulness, unfancied, infancies, fanciable