DREAMS Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

dreams 1 of 2

noun

plural of dream

as in visions

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality

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as in goals

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish my dream is to open my own restaurant

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as in beauties

something very good of its kind the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations—it was a dream of a vacation

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dreams

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dream

as in imagines

to form a mental picture of I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific

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Noun

In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 In his dreams, Jose Fiscal Belli is still living an all-American life with his all-American family. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 If the fledgling company behind the Neko can actually pull this off, its product will be the stuff of guitarists' dreams. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 For Peedom, this film is also about pursuing your dreams when the odds are against you. — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Countless poets have wrestled with this question, either writing about dreams directly or invoking them through the dreamlike manipulation of words and ideas. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2026 As the two develop a romance, Sara rediscovers her passion for dance while navigating cultural differences and pursuing her dreams. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 That’s what dreams and a very specific LG laptop are made of. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026 For now, this perfect mix of burgeoning youth and senior leadership has come together to create an incredibly deep team with big dreams. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Verb

But there is still hope in a season with 13 games left and Super Bowl dreams flickering. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Rounding out their trio is Hazel (Kennedi Reece), a sweet, naive young woman, completely sheltered by her conservative upbringing but determined to follow her Michelle Obama dreams. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 Hashimi talked about having many dreams for women in Afghanistan, dreams for herself and dreams that may take time to be realized. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Even with Oracle founder Larry Ellison the primary backer of his son’s ParaBros dreams, the even older Ellison’s net worth, which has been declining of late, may not be able to handle the strain of months and months of such probes. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026 And ultimately, asked to prove themselves all over again to keep their often-fragile NFL dreams alive. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 Hailing from humble beginnings in Greenwood, South Carolina, his experiences with football have always been centered around doing the impossible – dreams his father put in his head at an early age. — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026 These rumors were never substantiated—but Harry did reference his mother’s California dreams in the 2022 Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, per PopSugar. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026 Casino dreams in limbo Tribal citizens are deeply divided over how to reverse decades of economic decline that have led to poor living conditions, unaffordable health services, and chronic disease. — Andrew Jones, NPR, 30 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreams

Noun

The candidates offer sharply different visions for the rainforest.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
How these dueling visions of research in America play out will in some ways be shaped by the outcomes of the next few elections.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of visions

Noun

The association reiterated its support for SB 707’s textile circularity goals while challenging CalRecycle’s choice of the organization tasked with implementing them.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
That took Chelsea to six goals inside the first seven minutes of games this season, something no Premier League side has previously managed across any six-game spell.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of goals

Noun

Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauties

Verb

Swift appears as a spectral figure trying to warn Johnson that, based on her own experience, her rich husband has more sinister intentions than his current bride imagines.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Our work re-imagines these ancient tombs as theatrical spaces, built to perpetuate a form of metaphysical human experience.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of imagines

Noun

The words cut sharply into the jumble of to-do lists, fantasies, snippets of possible writing, worry, and leftover traces of postpartum depression that constituted my mind in the early months of 1993.

— Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
His search gradually shifts from extraterrestrial fantasies toward the invisible outsiders living among us on Earth.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of fantasies

Noun

Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn showed in Boston that having a superstar trio on the same team can work wonders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Kolbe’s distinctive use of language brings to life this period’s wonders and difficulties, and her maximalist approach to metaphor creates many energetic images.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonders

Verb

The draft plan envisions a multimodal spine and community corridor, with opportunities to preserve historic features while improving connections throughout the area.

— Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Hegseth affiliates with the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, or CREC, whose leader identifies as a Christian Nationalist, envisions a theonomous America where women are denied the right to vote and has defended the institution of slavery.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

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