fantasise
Indulge in reverie
Fantasise is the British spelling of fantasize—to indulge in daydreams or imagine desirable scenarios.
The fantasies may be idle wishes, creative visions, or sexual imaginings: She fantasised about quitting her job and sailing around the world.
To fantasise about something is often to desire it without realistic expectation of having it.
Form mental pictures
- envisionPicture in thought
- pictureVisual depiction of something
- conceiveForm a mental notion
- conjureSummon by supernatural means
vision · fancy · suppose · pretend · make-believe · idealize · romanticize · project
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- mind-wanderingUnfocused, spontaneous thought
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
- cloud-cuckoo-landState of unrealistic fantasy
dreamscape · trance · absorption · preoccupation · stargazing · dreamer · fugue · wistfulness
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- wishYearned-for outcome
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
lust · covet · pine · ache · hunger · thirst · want · obsess
visualize
Form mental pictures
conjure · vision · fancy · suppose · pretend · make-believe · idealize · romanticize · project · speculate
reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- mind-wanderingUnfocused, spontaneous thought
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
cloud-cuckoo-land · dreamscape · trance · absorption · preoccupation · stargazing · dreamer · fugue · wistfulness · drifting
longing
Intense, persistent desire
hope · lust · covet · pine · ache · hunger · thirst · want · obsess · fixate
erotic
Sexually stimulating
intimate · passion · desire · titillate · provocative · steamy · lustful · risqué · bedroom · romantic
escapism
Habitual mental retreat
elsewhere · getaway · utopia · idyll · paradise · oasis · hideaway · freedom · release · detachment
fantasiseface facts
Accept uncomfortable truths
get real · come to terms with · reckon with · come down to earth · wake up
fantasisebe present
Exist at a location
focus · attend · concentrate · engage · be mindful
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