FANTASIED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfan-tə-sēd

Definition of fantasied

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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Adjective

The film was a vision of the future refracted through an imaginary past.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
The elimination of the imaginary Kong Mountains and knowledge of a shorter travel distance through the dense tropical forest accelerated French colonization of the region.

— Thomas J Bassett, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of imaginary

Verb

The roundtables definitely felt way more intense than I’d imagined and go on for a lot longer.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
Ella Stiller never imagined herself on a legal drama, but Robert and Michelle King don’t make your traditional legal drama.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of imagined

Adjective

The path of the 2027 total solar eclipse will cross southern Tunisia, where several locations were used to bring the fictional desert planet Tatooine to life.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The books are based in the fictional, haunted, historic lakeside town of Wharton; Season 1 of the series will adapt Webb’s book The End of Temperance Dare.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of fictional

Adjective

This Lincolnian view of the war—that the United States was perpetual and that the Confederate States of America was a fictitious, farcical nation—has led to various historical interpretations ever since, among historians and laypeople alike.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
The series will be set in a fictitious Barneys in Beverly Hills, not New York, and the real founding family of the retailer, the Pressman family, has no involvement, the spokesperson said.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fictitious

Adjective

Though not a household name, in certain circles, Celmins has attained near-mythic status.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
The rooms Even the most economical rooms are on point, continuing that mythic, sultry vibe that’s consistent across the resort.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of mythical

Verb

Meet the Minds Behind Poetry in Motion New York’s subway, from its founding, was dreamt as a public good in all senses, to provide a useful and reliable service that was also a pleasant place to be.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
But still, tens of thousands of people lived there, survived and dreamed.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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