fantasizers
People imagining unrealities
Fantasizers are people who engage in fantasy or daydreaming, often habitually.
The term can be neutral—describing those with active imaginations—or slightly dismissive, suggesting people who dream rather than act: The committee was split between practical planners and idle fantasizers.
In psychology, fantasizers may refer to individuals prone to vivid, absorption-like imaginative states.
Idle mental wandering
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
- idealistsPursuers of perfect visions
- romanticsIdealists about love
aspirants · stargazers · longing · yearning · hopefuls · woolgatherers · dreamland · fanciful
Habitual mental retreat
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- worldbuildersCreators of fictional universes
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
immersion · getaway · isolation · solitude · role-players · make-believe · withdrawal · avoidance
Holding false beliefs firmly
- impracticalNot suited for use
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- illusoryFalsely appearing to exist
- chimericalImaginary and unrealistic
irrational · unfeasible · unattainable · hallucinatory · whimsical · airy-fairy · pie-in-the-sky · unworkable
Those who form mental pictures
- brainstormersPeople generating ideas collectively
- conceiversThose who originate ideas
- storytellersPeople who narrate tales
- originatorsThose who create first
fabulists · spinners · conjurers · improvisers · speculators
Predictors of coming developments
- prophetsProclaimers of sacred truth
- seersThose claiming foresight
- oraclesSources of divine guidance
- strategistsDesigners of careful plans
planners · forward-thinkers · imaginers · speculators · anticipators · trailblazers · pioneers · innovators
daydreaming
Idle mental wandering
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
- idealistsPursuers of perfect visions
romantics · aspirants · stargazers · longing · yearning · hopefuls · woolgatherers · dreamland · fanciful · dreamworld
escapism
Habitual mental retreat
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- worldbuildersCreators of fictional universes
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
distraction · immersion · getaway · isolation · solitude · role-players · make-believe · withdrawal · avoidance · refuge
delusional
Holding false beliefs firmly
- impracticalNot suited for use
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- illusoryFalsely appearing to exist
chimerical · irrational · unfeasible · unattainable · hallucinatory · whimsical · airy-fairy · pie-in-the-sky · unworkable · foolhardy
imaginers
Those who form mental pictures
- brainstormersPeople generating ideas collectively
- conceiversThose who originate ideas
- storytellersPeople who narrate tales
originators · fabulists · spinners · conjurers · improvisers · speculators
futurists
Predictors of coming developments
strategists · planners · forward-thinkers · imaginers · speculators · anticipators · trailblazers · pioneers · innovators · prognosticators
- dreamersdreamer, dreamers, daydreamer, daydreamers, visionary
- woolgatherersdaydreamers, dreamers, muser
fantasizersrealists
Those accepting things as-is
pragmatists · literalists · rationalists · empiricists · skeptics
fantasizersdoers
People who act
achievers · implementers · executors · go-getters · activists