daydreamed

verb

past tense of daydream
as in dreamed

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  1. dreamed
  2. fantasized
  3. envisioned
  4. visualized
  5. imagined
  6. fancied
  7. envisaged
  8. conceived
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  • Four save slots per game and a rewind function introduce a few conveniences that players in 1983 could only have dreamed about.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Last night was the second Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as envisioned by CEO Hillary Super and her chief creative officer Adam Selman.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Preparations are also advancing for expansion into a third regional department, where several hundred personnel are envisioned to operate.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 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
  • Cher’s iconic yellow plaid outfit evoked Kim’s Catholic school girl uniform as imagined by Donatella Versace.
    — Jonathan Van Meter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • People such as Sarah Burns, the mother of a Camas runner who walked off the start line in protest last week, never imagined herself playing the role of activist when the cross country season began.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 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
  • The moody interiors conceived by architect Sylvestre Murigneux combine warm alpine codes such as tartan textiles, velvet and wooden accents with Asian influences.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The Staten Island hip-hop titans conceived of the album as a conceptual artwork, a protest against the cheapening of music in the age of widespread piracy.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceived
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“Daydreamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydreamed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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