fantasized
Pictured something unreal
Fantasized is the past tense of fantasize, meaning to imagine or daydream about something desired or unlikely: She fantasized about quitting her job and traveling the world.
The word often carries sexual connotations: He fantasized about his coworker.
Fantasized scenarios range from harmless daydreams to elaborate wish fulfillment.
Mentally pictured beforehand
- conjuredProduced by magic
- dreamtImagined while asleep
- visualizedFormed mental imagery
- picturedFormed mental representation
invented · fabricated · concocted · conceived · ideated · projected · conceptualized · constructed
Holding false beliefs firmly
- impracticalNot suited for use
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
- illusoryFalsely appearing to exist
chimerical · fanciful · improbable · unattainable · far-fetched · pie in the sky · castle in the air · head in the clouds
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- musingReflective contemplation
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- absorptionProcess of taking in
preoccupation · reflection · rumination · brooding · pondering · introspection · zoning out · lost in thought
Intensely wished to have
ached for · coveted · lusted after · romanticized · idealized · glorified · mythologized
Sexually stimulating
- lustfulFeeling strong sexual desire
- titillatingPleasurably stimulating, often sensually
- arousingEvoking strong feeling
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
seductive · intimate · passionate · provocative · amorous · carnal · steamy · sultry
envisioned
Mentally pictured beforehand
- conjuredProduced by magic
- dreamtImagined while asleep
- visualizedFormed mental imagery
pictured · invented · fabricated · concocted · conceived · ideated · projected · conceptualized · constructed · hallucinated
delusional
Holding false beliefs firmly
- impracticalNot suited for use
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
illusory · chimerical · fanciful · improbable · unattainable · far-fetched · pie in the sky · castle in the air · head in the clouds · fool's paradise
reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- musingReflective contemplation
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
absorption · preoccupation · reflection · rumination · brooding · pondering · introspection · zoning out · lost in thought · mind-wandering
longed for
Intensely wished to have
hoped for · ached for · coveted · lusted after · romanticized · idealized · glorified · mythologized
erotic
Sexually stimulating
- lustfulFeeling strong sexual desire
- titillatingPleasurably stimulating, often sensually
- arousingEvoking strong feeling
sensual · seductive · intimate · passionate · provocative · amorous · carnal · steamy · sultry · desirous
fantasizedexperienced
Having practical knowledge gained
lived · witnessed · confronted · underwent · faced