FANCYING Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

fancying

verb

present participle of fancy

as in imagining

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 enjoying

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 fancying At the lower end of the survey’s spectrum and considerably more balanced sits marijuana regulation, with only 31% of respondents considering the topic to be important for people to understand, and 23% of respondents fancying themselves as highly informed on the matter. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 7 June 2026 And there was a smattering of other items, which the visitor, fancying himself an amateur academic archeologist, thought worth noting. — Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

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Verb

Many of the new initiatives, from Talisman to Wonders, are centered on re-imagining the charms and personal storytelling Pandora is known for.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
This is matched by fantasy sequences imagining Musk as a character in a first-person video game, which many critics here call — and this is a technical term — pretty annoying.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of imagining

Verb

Dennis did manage to recall enjoying chef LaQueanya Henry of Sugar Coated Cupcakes’s fig honey-vanilla cheesecake, layered with almond shortbread crumble, Black Mission fig compote, honey mascarpone and pistachio praline crunch.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
These chicken thighs take very well to batch-cooking at the start of the week and enjoying in the ensuing days.

— Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of enjoying

Verb

This makes for another scene where actually seeing Hal and John show their work might’ve been helpful.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Jenkins said sextortion is another significant concern that can impact children with law enforcement seeing particularly serious impacts among teen boys.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of seeing

Verb

For now, however, what the numbers actually show is a world adjusting to the new reality of great-power competition, feeling forced to choose one side without the luxury of liking it.

— Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
Germany has a different reason for liking the early dismissal.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of liking

Verb

The former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher began building the estate in 2016 while playing for the Texas Rangers, envisioning it as a dream home for himself and then-wife Heidi Strobel.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
The Rams selected Hunter in the fourth round of the 2025 draft, envisioning the former Auburn standout as a breakaway threat.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of envisioning

Verb

Today, John Moffitt is running a growing, successful business, raising a young daughter, savoring the good days when things run smoothly, working through the days when the wireless gives out, or ingredients run out before the customers do.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
This leaves plenty of funds to spend on exploring some of the city’s most eclectic neighborhoods, savoring the culinary scene, wandering through world-class museums, and shopping at chic boutiques and galleries.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of savoring

Verb

That’s almost eight months of talking, worrying and dreaming about the Bears.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The majority of the original Adult Swim show creators were already working at Cartoon Network or its in-house production company Williams Street and had been dreaming about writing their own series for years.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dreaming

Verb

Summer House viewers know Miller is actually known for loving to spend time in bed — a fact Armstrong was informed of on Wednesday.

— Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Both of them are part of Dem Guns, a nonprofit started in 2025 that aims to provide a space for gun-loving Democrats.

— Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2026

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