impossible dreams
Goals beyond reach
Impossible dreams are aspirations so ambitious or idealistic they seem beyond reach—yet the phrase carries romantic rather than dismissive weight.
From the song "The Impossible Dream" in *Man of La Mancha*, the expression suggests noble quests worth pursuing despite their improbability: She never stopped chasing her impossible dreams.
The phrase acknowledges both the longing and the likely futility.
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- reach for the starsPursue ambitious goals
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
- chimerasImpossible or monstrous fancies
castle in the air · hoped-for · pie in the sky · utopian · fantasies · illusion · moonshot · shoot for the moon · ambition · against all odds · courage · heroism · tilting at windmills · wild goose chase · determination · never say die · idealism · yearning
impossible dreamshard facts
Verified, objective information
feet on the ground · bare necessities · the here and now · realism
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