fantasizing

verb

present participle of fantasize
as in imagining
to form a mental picture of all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury

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Recent Examples of fantasizing The accompanying music video, out now, finds Rodrigo cleaning up after a party at her boyfriend’s apartment (Ben Marshall) while fantasizing about meeting his family, which includes his mother, Nixon. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026 Underneath that façade was a sociopathic white supremacist neo-Nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 There’s a major sequence in the film — some of which is in the trailer — where Lowen is pleasuring herself and fantasizing about having sex with Jeremy but then the fantasy switches to Verity, and Anne and Dakota kiss. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 Not necessarily as little leaguers, but as bright-eyed youths fantasizing about one day wearing a big-league uniform, competing in major league stadiums and making their living by playing this children’s game as adults. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 View gallery - 3 images People have been fantasizing about humanoid robots for decades. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 July 2026 In the hyper-online world of Heated Rivalry and Challengers, fantasizing about hot athletes being a little (or very) gay has never been more fun and communal. — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026 That’s not the same as fantasizing about Chinese lifestyles from afar. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Hitler spent most of his time not working or planning or leading but fantasizing about architecture. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasizing
  1. imagining
  2. envisioning
  3. dreaming
  4. seeing
  5. picturing
Verb
  • Chaiken chuckled, retelling the story and imagining Kubrick himself groaning at the idea that Criterion had dug it up and restored it.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Only during the last 12 or 13 months did the team really start imagining ways to bring the phrase to life.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagining
Verb
  • Akalay also considers young people when envisioning his target audience.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In early 1976, Sidney Gibson tried at least twice to make the balloon a centerpiece of a small summer fair, envisioning thousands of people coming to marvel at and ride in the balloon.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of envisioning
Verb
  • Early voting turnout has Democrats dreaming big about the General Assembly, which Republicans have controlled for more than a decade.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
  • For now, the evolutionary history of dreaming remains tantalizingly unfinished.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dreaming
Verb
  • The industry has been working to answer that question by comparing benchmarks, debating reasoning performance and seeing each new model outperform the last.
    — Kumar Chivukula, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Investigators say witnesses had reported seeing a man fitting Harper's description near the crime scene, and Jarmon's car was later found close to where Harper had been staying in the days following the murder.
    — Luke Jones, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • With the country rebuilding after an earthquake and going through its first democratic handover of power, Wen starts picturing a life beyond his hometown.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of picturing

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“Fantasizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasizing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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