fantasising
Lost in reverie
Fantasising is the British spelling of fantasizing—imagining scenarios that are pleasant, improbable, or impossible.
The word covers everything from idle daydreaming to elaborate mental narratives: She caught herself fantasising about quitting her job.
Sexual fantasising involves imagining erotic encounters: He'd been fantasising about her for months.
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
- dreamingMental imagery during slumber
- musingReflective contemplation
drifting · zoning out · absent-mindedness · preoccupation · distraction · lost in thought · abstraction · brown study
Faculty for forming ideas
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- envisioningForming mental pictures
- picturingForming mental images
conceiving · invention · creativity · mental imagery · make-believe · pretending · playing · storytelling
Involuntary sleep visions
- hopesPositive expectations held
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wishingDesiring something hoped-for
desire · aspiration · pining · craving · hankering · wanting · coveting · aching
Stubbornly held false belief
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- pipe dreamUnrealistic aspiration
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
- castle in the skyImpossible imagined goal
chimera · mirage · quixotic · utopian · impractical · far-fetched · fanciful · unattainable
Intense wanting
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- eroticSexually stimulating
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- titillationPleasurable, teasing excitement
seduction · passion · lustful · intimate · steamy · provocative · suggestive · alluring
Flight from captivity
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- refugePlace of safety
haven · respite · withdrawal · avoidance · distraction · relief · release · liberation
reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
- dreamingMental imagery during slumber
musing · drifting · zoning out · absent-mindedness · preoccupation · distraction · lost in thought · abstraction · brown study · stargazing
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- envisioningForming mental pictures
picturing · conceiving · invention · creativity · mental imagery · make-believe · pretending · playing · storytelling · world-building
dreams
Involuntary sleep visions
wishing · desire · aspiration · pining · craving · hankering · wanting · coveting · aching · sighing
delusion
Stubbornly held false belief
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- pipe dreamUnrealistic aspiration
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
castle in the sky · chimera · mirage · quixotic · utopian · impractical · far-fetched · fanciful · unattainable · impossible dream
desire
Intense wanting
titillation · seduction · passion · lustful · intimate · steamy · provocative · suggestive · alluring · tantalizing
escape
Flight from captivity
refuge · haven · respite · withdrawal · avoidance · distraction · relief · release · liberation · elsewhere
fantasisingtaking action
Initiating purposeful effort
doing · executing · implementing · working · acting
fantasisinganalysing
Examining in detail
reasoning · calculating · concentrating · focusing · paying attention
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