fantasised
Conjured wishful visions
Fantasised is the British spelling of fantasized, the past tense of fantasize.
To fantasise is to indulge in daydreams or imaginative scenarios, often about desires or wishes: She fantasised about quitting her job and moving abroad.
The word can carry sexual connotations: He fantasised about his coworker.
Mentally pictured beforehand
- dreamedImagined while asleep
- picturedFormed mental representation
- visualizedFormed mental imagery
- conceivedOriginated in thought
conjured · imagined · projected · contemplated · mused · speculated · fancied · hypothesized
Indulged in idle fantasy
- escapedGot away from confinement
- retreatedMoved backward from advance
- withdrewPulled out or back
- driftedMoved without aim
wandered · longed · yearned · pined · craved · wished · hoped · sanctuary
Created something new
- devisedPlanned or invented
- concoctedCreated by combining elements
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- brainstormedGenerated ideas freely
improvised · embellished · elaborated · constructed · crafted · spun · wove · mythologized
Incapable of occurring
- impracticalNot suited for use
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- illusoryFalsely appearing to exist
- delusionalHolding false beliefs firmly
fanciful · far-fetched · unattainable · chimerical · pie-in-the-sky · wishful · naive · overambitious
Felt intense desire
yearned · adored · worshipped · infatuated · besotted · lovesick · mooned · heartthrob
envisioned
Mentally pictured beforehand
- dreamedImagined while asleep
- picturedFormed mental representation
- visualizedFormed mental imagery
conceived · conjured · imagined · projected · contemplated · mused · speculated · fancied · hypothesized · theorized
daydreamed
Indulged in idle fantasy
drifted · wandered · longed · yearned · pined · craved · wished · hoped · sanctuary · refuge
invented
Created something new
- devisedPlanned or invented
- concoctedCreated by combining elements
- fabricatedInvented, not real
brainstormed · improvised · embellished · elaborated · constructed · crafted · spun · wove · mythologized · storytelling
impossible
Incapable of occurring
- impracticalNot suited for use
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- illusoryFalsely appearing to exist
delusional · fanciful · far-fetched · unattainable · chimerical · pie-in-the-sky · wishful · naive · overambitious · ungrounded
longed
Felt intense desire
sighed · yearned · adored · worshipped · infatuated · besotted · lovesick · mooned · heartthrob · crush
fantasisedexperienced
Having practical knowledge gained
lived · witnessed · observed · perceived · encountered
fantasisedaccepted
Formally agreed to
faced facts · acknowledged · came to terms with · reconciled · sobered up