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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There’s something thrilling about standing on the battleground that led to a turning point in the American Civil War, or imagining Abraham Lincoln delivering his famous Gettysburg Address to war-weary soldiers.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
And although White died in 2021 at age 99, Bertinelli says her presence continues to be felt, imagining exactly what her friend would have done as a guest on the pod.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Definition of imagining

Verb

And that is while seeing a player as precociously gifted as Yamal fast-tracked into the senior squad, a European champion and now a world champion who only turned 19 last week.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Cyclospora cases typically increase in summer, but many states are seeing elevated levels.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of seeing

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As well as left-wing options, United have looked at potential left-backs, with people at the club liking Newcastle’s Lewis Hall.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The poll found that while older adults are more likely to vote, donate money or join groups, nearly half of young people under the age of 30 prefer to engage politically by liking or sharing news content online.

— Casey Parks, Washington Post, 20 July 2026

Definition of liking

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Jiang gradually assembled the property parcel by parcel before envisioning it as a residential community.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
After hearing friends’ experiences and recognizing her own lingering fear, Bounds began envisioning a prevention product with herself — and women like her — in mind.

— Lucy Glynn, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026

Definition of envisioning

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Here are a few standouts for savoring the ideal summer scoop.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
After six years spent with this slowly forming family, emphasizing the luck and effort and energy required to get here, there’s no reason to manufacture extra drama now; not when the little moments mean so much and savoring them feels so gratifying.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

Definition of savoring

Verb

That changes what is worth dreaming about, which is perhaps why some of the ideas attracting capital right now seem far-fetched.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Riffing on late ’50s Broadway productions, the show sees Hoover on his deathbed while dreaming about his life as a musical.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026

Definition of dreaming

Verb

Your 1st House of Identity glows as the intuitive Moon conjoins loving Venus in your sign, making your presence more noticeable than usual.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
And equally as a child, loving things like The NeverEnding Story or The Dark Crystal — Jim Henson and puppetry and wanting to be either a princess or a baddie.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026

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