fantasy world
Made-up magical land
A fantasy world is an imagined realm, often featuring magic, mythical creatures, or alternative histories—the settings of novels, games, and daydreams.
The term extends to any detached-from-reality thinking: He's living in a fantasy world if he thinks that plan will work.
Someone accused of inhabiting a fantasy world is ignoring practical constraints or unpleasant truths.
Not real, invented
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- inventedCreated something new
- dreamscapeImagined realm during sleep
- alternate realityHypothetical different version of existence
envisioned · speculative · hypothetical · unreal · illusory · visionary · otherworldly · fabricated
Practice of dark magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- spellcastingPerforming magical incantations
- incantationSpoken magical formula
alchemy · potions · conjuring · necromancy · divination · arcane · charms · familiars
Seeking journey for something
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- heroOne admired for courage
- chosen oneProphesied special individual
- villainWicked story antagonist
saga · chronicle · adventure · battle · warrior · legend · dark lord · fellowship
Mythical fire-breathing reptiles
- unicornsMythical one-horned equines
- phoenixSelf-immolating, regenerating bird
- griffinsLegendary eagle-lion hybrids
- centaursHorse-bodied humanoids
mermaids · elves · dwarves · giants · faeries · trolls · goblins · hydra
fictional
Not real, invented
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- inventedCreated something new
- dreamscapeImagined realm during sleep
alternate reality · envisioned · speculative · hypothetical · unreal · illusory · visionary · otherworldly · fabricated · subcreation
sorcery
Practice of dark magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- spellcastingPerforming magical incantations
incantation · alchemy · potions · conjuring · necromancy · divination · arcane · charms · familiars · summoning
quest
Seeking journey for something
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- heroOne admired for courage
- chosen oneProphesied special individual
villain · saga · chronicle · adventure · battle · warrior · legend · dark lord · fellowship · artifact
dragons
Mythical fire-breathing reptiles
- unicornsMythical one-horned equines
- phoenixSelf-immolating, regenerating bird
- griffinsLegendary eagle-lion hybrids
centaurs · mermaids · elves · dwarves · giants · faeries · trolls · goblins · hydra · chimera
kingdom
Monarch's ruled territory
territory · province · continent · island · fortress · castle · throne · dynasty · fiefdom · duchy
map
Spatial representation of terrain
languages · cultures · magic system · cosmology · pantheon · deities · gods · creation myth · factions · politics
- imaginary placesfictional cities, imaginary landscapes, wonderland, enchanted forest, dreamscape
- fantasywizard, witch, magic, dragon, elf
- pretend playmake believe, pretend, pretend play, dress-up, dollhouse
- Fantasy RealmsNarnia, Middle-earth, Hogwarts, Oz, Neverland
- unreal thingsillusion, delusion, fiction, imaginary, fake
- dreamlanddreamscape, lucid dream, daydream, sweet dreams, REM sleep
fantasy worldreality
What actually exists
actuality · the here and now · objective reality · real world · physical reality
fantasy worldharsh reality
Uncomfortable actual circumstances
real life · hard truths · grim reality · facing facts · unvarnished truth
world, fantastic, fantasy, fantasize, fantastical, fantastically, fantasizing, fantasized, phantasmagoric