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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
  • Its Escape to Moominvalley exhibition, open through October 2026, examines how architecture, home and landscape shaped the imaginary world created by Finnish artist and author Tove Jansson.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Anyway, Will Venable has my imaginary vote, though Mike Vasil's wizardry might be the bigger reason why the White Sox are rolling.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of imaginary
Verb
  • 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
Adjective
  • It is set in Mano Majra, a fictional village on the new frontier between India and Pakistan, where Sikh and Muslim families have lived together peacefully for generations.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Joanne Miller is a fictional agent who in the film leads the manhunt for the adult Ted and uses the words in the Unabomber’s manifesto to track him down.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of fictional
Verb
  • 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
Adjective
  • But the samurai genre already presupposes a fictitious otherworldly place, and everyday normalcy simply doesn’t exist there, Kurosawa said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Here are three fictitious, but realistic, examples that reflect how different promotions may work.
    — Louis DeNicola, Forbes.com, 28 July 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
  • The World Heritage inscription of Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the 12 Olympian gods, rewarded a 12-year effort by Greece to secure recognition for its tallest mountain as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • The original Cappuccino enjoys near-mythical status among enthusiasts, especially as Japanese domestic-market classics continue to rise in value worldwide.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of mythical
Verb
  • One reader still dreamed about the South 21 cheeseburger a decade after going vegetarian.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • She's also dreamed about paying down that future pool by listing it on Swimply.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 3 July 2026
Definition of dreamed
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