wish away
Hope something vanishes
To wish away is to try to make something unpleasant disappear through desire alone, without taking action: You can't just wish away your problems.
The phrase implies futility—wishing rarely eliminates real obstacles.
It can also mean to dismiss too easily: Don't wish away your youth.
- avoidStay away from
- hope against hopePersist in unrealistic optimism
- fingers crossedGesture wishing for luck
- willful ignorancePurposely remaining uninformed
- denialRefusal to accept reality
close your eyes · escapism · head in the sand · hope · passivity · dismissal · suppression · fatalism · idealism · magical thinking · longing · regret · illusion · la la land · fantasy · resignation · superstition · yearning
wish awayaccept
Consent to receive
acknowledge · come to terms with · recognize · embrace · admit
wish awaywork on
Apply effort to improve
take action · roll up one's sleeves · get one's hands dirty · dig in · buckle down
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