fantasises
Imagines ideal scenarios
Fantasises is the British spelling of fantasizes.
To fantasise is to imagine desirable scenarios—often improbable or impossible ones.
The word frequently carries sexual connotations: He fantasises about his coworker.
But fantasising can be innocent daydreaming: She fantasises about winning the lottery.
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- absorptionProcess of taking in
preoccupation · distraction · mind-wandering · zoning out · lost in thought · staring into space · absent-minded · wistful
Picture in thought
- visualizeForm mental pictures
- pictureVisual depiction of something
- conceiveForm a mental notion
- conjureSummon by supernatural means
dream up · invent · create · fabricate · ideate · imagine · fancy · vision
Holding false beliefs firmly
- impracticalNot suited for use
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
- far-fetchedUnconvincingly unlikely or strained
pie-in-the-sky · wishful thinking · castle in the air · pipe dream · illusory · chimerical · unattainable · impossible dream
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- desireIntense wanting
wishing · hoping · aspiration · hankering · aching · wanting · coveting · if only
Intense wanting
- attractionPull toward something
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- romanticConducive to love
passion · longing · infatuation · crush · forbidden · intimate · sensual · lustful
Flight from captivity
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- alternate realityHypothetical different version of existence
parallel world · fiction · make-believe · elsewhere · hideaway · refuge · solace · respite
reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
absorption · preoccupation · distraction · mind-wandering · zoning out · lost in thought · staring into space · absent-minded · wistful · drifting
envision
Picture in thought
conjure · dream up · invent · create · fabricate · ideate · imagine · fancy · vision · mental image
delusional
Holding false beliefs firmly
- impracticalNot suited for use
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
far-fetched · pie-in-the-sky · wishful thinking · castle in the air · pipe dream · illusory · chimerical · unattainable · impossible dream · fool's paradise
longing
Intense, persistent desire
desire · wishing · hoping · aspiration · hankering · aching · wanting · coveting · if only · someday
desire
Intense wanting
- attractionPull toward something
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
romantic · passion · longing · infatuation · crush · forbidden · intimate · sensual · lustful · steamy
escape
Flight from captivity
alternate reality · parallel world · fiction · make-believe · elsewhere · hideaway · refuge · solace · respite · distraction
fantasisescomes to terms with
Accepts something difficult
faces facts · acknowledges · recognizes · sobers up · wakes up
fantasisesreasons
Bases for conclusions
analyzes · calculates · rationalizes · deliberates · evaluates
fantasisesacts
Deeds or play sections
does · executes · implements · realizes · accomplishes