daydreamed

verb

past tense of daydream
as in dreamed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydreamed
  1. dreamed
  2. fantasized
  3. envisioned
  4. visualized
  5. imagined
  6. fancied
  7. envisaged
  8. conceived
Verb
  • Having once dreamed a modern India would be able to move past divisions of religion and caste, Jinnah became disillusioned.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Brooks, in particular, Panthers fans have dreamed about for years.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreamed
Verb
  • That top-line starting pitcher everyone fantasized over all offseason?
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Some social media users have wondered whether the castle has a Medieval-style dungeon, while others have fantasized about adding a moat.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fantasized
Verb
  • His loneliness is somewhat mitigated by the other sentient AIs he’s uploaded to his mindspace, envisioned by creator Terry Matalas (Syfy’s 12 Monkeys) as a big white house on a purposefully digital green lawn.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Another personal detail of the partnership, meanwhile, is how the duo envisioned these new travel bags being worn.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of envisioned
Verb
  • Fraser’s sculptures at the Whitney realize, in three dimensions, the sacrifice that de Monteflores’s paintings had visualized decades earlier.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • And Russia’s true position – and with it Putin’s dilemma – can be visualized in a split screen of competing perspectives.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of visualized
Verb
  • The sense that a resume goes straight into a black box isn’t imagined – applications per job have more than doubled since 2022, and the average company now has 56% fewer recruiters to review them.
    — Owen Humphries, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Diego ended up being far more involved in the delivery than either of them ever imagined.
    — Robbie Owens, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagined
Verb
  • Guadagnino comes at Bertolucci from many angles, even claiming to have fancied him as a younger man, but facts and figures don’t really seem to enter into his concept of biography.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking of singing pirates, Curry clearly fancied these kinds of roles, signing on to play the villainous Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Brian Henson’s musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of fancied
Verb
  • In light of the performance of the spring 2027 men’s and women’s collections, Cucinelli envisaged growth of around 10 percent for 2027 as well.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Reuters earlier reported on the cancellation of the NEOM stadium, which was envisaged as being on the roof of The Line, a 500-meter-tall skyscraper.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of envisaged
Verb
  • Unsurprisingly, much of The Perfect Prescription was conceived horizontally.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The result was Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, an audacious experiment conceived by Wu-Tang affiliate Cilvaringz under the guidance of RZA.
    — John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceived
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“Daydreamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydreamed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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