FANCIED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

fancied

verb

Definition of fancied

past tense of fancy

as in imagined

to form a mental picture of try to fancy, if you can, our mother on an elephant when she was touring India

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as in enjoyed

to take pleasure in the teacher didn't fancy the idea of failing the student, even if he was the class clown

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Recent Examples of fancied Of the four teams in the semi-finals, Argentina are the least-fancied to win the World Cup at 9/2. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 15 July 2026 The problem with Dolan, this person confided, was that the owner fancied himself knowledgeable about basketball. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 The place first opened 93 years ago when Jack Fry, a guy who fancied boxing, gambling and horse racing, opened a tavern with his wife, Flossie. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 Brian would ask him as a homosexual thing—a good-looking boy who Brian fancied. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026 In the years following, Francesca and John's cousin Michael Stirling, who always fancied her, grow closer, and eventually their relationship progresses from friendship to courtship. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026 Defending European champion Spain is fancied to do well, as is defeated European finalist England. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025

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Nor have complex land improvements like drainage or irrigation or flood control developed in a system imagined by private-sector maximalist author Ayn Rand.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
The 15% of us in the class of 1976 could not have imagined a school where today women fill almost half the seats.

— Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of imagined

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The extraordinary allegation offers a window into the waning days of an increasingly hostile primary race to replace Kelly, who has enjoyed broad popularity throughout her eight years in office.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
The polar bears, who were born in Nuremberg, Germany, 16 years ago and have adapted to the European climate, were the ones who enjoyed it the most.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of enjoyed

Verb

As portal season approached this year, Iowa considered all options and liked the progress of its younger prospects.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
His critics liked to point out that the team’s weaknesses were partly his own doing, a consequence of his demands.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of liked

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Kiesler and his heirs envisioned architecture that would make the arts more available, provisional, improvisational, democratic, and participatory, more playful and less aloof.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026
Argent plans to build 1,200 to 1,500 units on the site, envisioned as a walkable, bikeable community where hospital employees could eventually travel on foot between work and home, Soyka said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of envisioned

Verb

At his most threatening when brimming with confidence and direct in his attacking, Garnacho is the type of wide forward Emery has historically loved.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
But before the swirl of attention, there was a frantic search for a teen known in the community as an outgoing, charming athlete with infectiously positive energy who loved making people smile.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

Definition of loved

Verb

That finally changed in 2019 when Disney completed its acquisition of Fox, bringing the X-Men rights under Marvel’s control and opening the door for the crossover fans had dreamed about for years.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
One reader still dreamed about the South 21 cheeseburger a decade after going vegetarian.

— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

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