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adjective

ˈfan-tə-sēd How to pronounce fantasied (audio)
Definition of fantasiednext
as in imaginary
not real and existing only in the imagination most of those auditioning had only a fantasied talent for singing

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fantasied

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verb

past tense of fantasy
as in imagined
to form a mental picture of She regularly fantasies exciting adventures.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasied
  1. imaginary
  2. imagined
  3. fictional
  4. envisioned
  5. fictitious
  6. saw
  7. mythical
  8. dreamed
Adjective
  • Forte_Forte For spring 2027, Giada Forte embarked on an imaginary journey inspired by the Spice Route, combining nods to destinations from Venice to Egypt to Morocco.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Stewart smiled while on her way to the bench as the ESPN broadcast highlighted Jonquel Jones stirring an imaginary pot on the sidelines.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of imaginary
Verb
  • His first project at the house was a film starring Demi Moore that imagined Gucci as a family business owned by a wealthy matriarch in California.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Inspired by Cuba and its changing political and cultural landscape, Chalayan imagined severe uniform-like shells washing away to expose new possibilities.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of imagined
Adjective
  • Neon plans a 2027 theatrical release under the Creative Commons license for the open-source horror film based on a fictional secretive organization that keeps supernatural items and other harmful entities away from the public.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • With its setting in the fictional prairie town of Saint-Legal, the film takes inspiration from Ng’s small-town Alberta upbringing.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of fictional
Verb
  • Eleanor envisioned an observational film in the vein of Frederick Wiseman, and the doc is narrated by actress Diane Lane, a longtime Coppola family collaborator, who reads Eleanor’s contemporaneous diary entries from twenty years ago.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The yacht’s entire design was envisioned with the physical and mental well-being of the individual in mind.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of envisioned
Adjective
  • The schemes often use fictitious romantic relationships to persuade victims to transfer money to an investment opportunity recommended by the fraudsters.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • As the puzzle pieces shift slowly into place, these revelations are jaw-dropping (once again, in their highly fictitious context), leading to a journalistic urgency.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of fictitious
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of saw
Adjective
  • In that dialogue, Endymion, the mythical shepherd, is imprisoned in an eternal sleep by Artemis and accosts a stranger who is on his way to Mount Latmus, where Endymion repairs each night to wait for Artemis.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Over the past few decades, Bimota has reached an almost mythical status in the motorcycle community.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of mythical
Verb
  • 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
  • Brooks, in particular, Panthers fans have dreamed about for years.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreamed
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