fantasizing
Lost in imagination
Fantasizing is imagining things you desire or find pleasurable—scenarios that may be unlikely, impossible, or simply not present.
The word often carries sexual connotations: She caught him fantasizing about his coworker.
But fantasizing applies broadly to any wishful imagining: He spent the meeting fantasizing about quitting.
Unlike daydreaming, fantasizing usually involves specific desires rather than idle mental wandering.
Imaginary realm during slumber
- alternate realityHypothetical different version of existence
- utopiaImagined perfect society
- unrealityQuality of being imaginary
- fictionImagined narrative work
make-believe · fairy tale · castles in air · wonderland · never-never land · otherworld · reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- musingReflective contemplation
- driftingMoving without purpose
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
trance · zoning out · lost in thought · preoccupation · stargazing · distraction · spacing out · head in clouds
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- dreamingMental imagery during slumber
- hopingDesiring with expectation
- piningAching with prolonged desire
craving · desire · aspiration · envisioning · imagining · hankering · coveting · wanting
Crafty and calculating
- plottingDevising a secret plan
- envisioningForming mental pictures
- imaginingForming mental pictures
- visualizingForming mental images
brainstorming · projecting · speculating · strategizing · conceptualizing · mapping out · hatching · concocting
Intense carnal appetite
- eroticSexually stimulating
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- attractionPull toward something
obsession · passion · arousal · titillation · seduction · romantic · amorous · carnal
dreamworld
Imaginary realm during slumber
- alternate realityHypothetical different version of existence
- utopiaImagined perfect society
- unrealityQuality of being imaginary
fiction · make-believe · fairy tale · castles in air · wonderland · never-never land · otherworld · reverie
reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- musingReflective contemplation
- driftingMoving without purpose
absentminded · trance · zoning out · lost in thought · preoccupation · stargazing · distraction · spacing out · head in clouds · absent
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- dreamingMental imagery during slumber
- hopingDesiring with expectation
pining · craving · desire · aspiration · envisioning · imagining · hankering · coveting · wanting · wishing
scheming
Crafty and calculating
- plottingDevising a secret plan
- envisioningForming mental pictures
- imaginingForming mental pictures
visualizing · brainstorming · projecting · speculating · strategizing · conceptualizing · mapping out · hatching · concocting · devising
lust
Intense carnal appetite
- eroticSexually stimulating
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
attraction · obsession · passion · arousal · titillation · seduction · romantic · amorous · carnal · longing
- daydreamingdaydreaming, daydreams, fantasies, deep in thought, musings
- daydreamsdaydream, reverie, dreaming, imagining, musing
- desireswant, wish, desire, wanting, yearning
- imaginingimagining, visualizing, envisioning, picturing, conceiving
- inner thoughtsinner monologue, inner voice, self-talk, internal dialogue, thoughts
- creatingcreating, inventing, producing, generating, making
fantasizingreasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
analyzing · assessing · calculating · acknowledging · problem-solving
fantasizingstrategizing
Formulating tactical approaches
executing · implementing · taking action · problem-solving · scheming
fantasizingcoming to terms
Accepting a difficult truth
facing facts · living in the moment · mindfulness · sobering up · waking up
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