Synonyms of dreams

dreams 1 of 2

noun

plural of dream

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visions
• fantasies
• daydreams
• illusions
• delusions
• phantasies
• nightmares
• ideas
• unrealities
• hallucinations
• pipe dreams
• chimeras
• phantasms
• fantasms
• figments
• fancies
• castles in the air
• mirages
• conceits
• castles in Spain
• fictions
• nonentities
• visualizations
• utopias
• concoctions
• inventions
• fables
• fabrications
• brainchildren
• will-o'-the-wisps
• ignes fatui
• cloudlands
• cloud-cuckoo-lands
• daymares
• Shangri-las

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• actualities

2

as in goals

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

my dream is to open my own restaurant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• goals
• plans
• purposes
• ambitions
• intentions
• ideas
• aims
• objectives
• intents
• objects
• aspirations
• things
• ideals
• meanings
• pretensions
• targets
• designs
• hopes
• points
• projects
• ends
• desires
• bourns
• bournes
• wishes
• marks
• minds
• schemes
• plots
• destinations
• holy grails
• grails
• nirvanas
• terminuses
• termini

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• means
• methods
• ways

3

as in beauties

something very good of its kind

the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations—it was a dream of a vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beauties
• wonders
• marvels
• peaches
• sweethearts
• phenomenons
• hot stuff
• daisies
• gems
• humdingers
• dillies
• doozies
• sensations
• beauts
• rippers
• jewels
• snorters
• crackajacks
• phenomena
• doozers
• pips
• pippins
• dandies
• standouts
• honeys
• corkers
• prodigies
• hummers
• ripsnorters
• crackerjacks
• lulus
• sockdologers
• knockouts
• nifties
• lollapaloozas
• bee's knees
• sockdolagers
• jim-dandies
• treasures
• diamonds
• pearls
• crown jewels
• plums
• catches
• imperials

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disappointments
• failures
• losers
• lemons
• turkeys
• flops
• busts
• duds
• letdowns
• stinkers

dreams

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagines
• envisions
• visions
• fantasies
• sees
• pictures
• fancies
• fantasizes
• features
• images
• conceives
• visualizes
• plans
• envisages
• daydreams
• conjures (up)
• conceits
• contemplates
• ideates
• reflects
• hallucinates
• muses
• projects
• reminisces
• relives
• ruminates
• ponders
• stargazes
• manufactures
• foresees
• invents
• meditates
• concocts
• prefigures
• makes up
• re-creates
• fabricates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dreams

Noun

These aren’t just pilots—they’re young men and women balancing ambition with sacrifice, chasing dreams while missing time with family and friends. —Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

West Elm’s Open Box Outlet Deals include a variety of stylish furniture and decor to make your backyard the space of your dreams. —Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025

The more intense dreams will happen in their senior years, but that will depend on the dog breed and size. —Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

Tramell Tillman made all moms proud Every tired mom dreams of her child publicly thanking her someday. —Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025

The inaugural season and the championship dreams. —Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025

Everyone who shows up to his office tries to make one of his dreams come true. —Debbie Day, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025

For so long, our dreams—and the time spent reaching them—have caught us in cycles of false promise. —Alice Lassman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025

Tore Nielsen, director of the laboratory, told Fox News Digital in July there were clear patterns in how certain food groups correlated with the tone of participants' dreams. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Verb

This is the first CTC production helmed by its new artistic director, Rick Dildine, and his heart was surely in the right place in presenting the tale of a teenage boy who dreams of adventure and rises to the occasion when heroism is required. —Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025

Their follow up Strawberry Mansion, which Birney and Audley wrote, directed and produced, was a futuristic fantasy-romance centered on a man and the woman whose dreams he is tasked with auditing. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025

Which life is the one Cora actually dreams of? —Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025

Watch Turning Red on Disney+ Ratatouille The 2007 film Ratatouille is about a rat named Remy (Patton Oswalt) who dreams of becoming a chef. —Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025

Isaac dreams of becoming a ninja or firefighter one day and loves any chance to be part of the action. —The Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025

Ella Rumpf, who plays Angèle, a makeup artist who dreams of becoming a writer, was coached by Chanel makeup artist Elsa Durrens. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025

The same is true of Rafi, a 14-year-old who loves to play rough in bucolic surroundings and has a new crush, but also dreams of martyrdom. —Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025

Rodgers will need to stay healthy and find the fountain of youth if the Steelers are to realize their Super Bowl dreams. —Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025