Synonyms of fantasy

fantasy 1 of 2

noun

ˈfan-tə-sē 

variants also phantasy

1

as in dream

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality

a constant daydreamer who started to believe his own fantasies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dream
• illusion
• daydream
• vision
• unreality
• delusion
• idea
• nightmare
• chimera
• hallucination
• pipe dream
• castle in the air
• mirage
• phantasm
• fiction
• figment
• castle in Spain
• conceit
• imaging
• nonentity
• fancy
• utopia
• concoction
• ignis fatuus
• visualization
• fabrication
• fable
• brainchild
• cloudland
• will-o'-the-wisp
• cloud-cuckoo-land
• invention
• envisaging
• Shangri-la
• daymare

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fact
• reality
• actuality

2

as in imagination

the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others

the painter gave free rein to his fantasy to create pictures that capture the kind of reality we experience only in our dreams

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagination
• creativity
• imaginativeness
• fertility
• inventiveness
• ideation
• invention
• originality
• contrivance
• fancy
• dream
• daydream
• inspiration
• fecundity
• illusion
• ingenuity
• resourcefulness
• delusion
• mirage
• brainstorming
• chimera
• versatility
• hallucination
• pipe dream
• brainstorm
• phantasm
• figment
• visualization
• envisaging
• mind's eye

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literalness
• literality

3

as in fiction

something that is the product of the imagination

we were coming to the conclusion that the person Karen "saw" in the woods was another one of her fantasies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fiction
• tale
• story
• fable
• fabrication
• figment
• novel
• invention
• narrative
• anecdote
• yarn
• misrepresentation
• fairy tale
• lie
• make-believe
• falsehood
• untruth
• prevarication
• falsity
• fib
• mendacity
• whopper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reality
• fact
• materiality
• actuality
• realness

fantasy

2 of 2

verb

as in to imagine

to form a mental picture of

She regularly fantasies exciting adventures.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagine
• envision
• dream
• see
• picture
• vision
• fantasize
• visualize
• fancy
• feature
• conceive
• conceit
• envisage
• image
• daydream
• conjure (up)
• contemplate
• plan
• ideate
• muse
• hallucinate
• reflect
• relive
• project
• ponder
• ruminate
• stargaze
• meditate
• invent
• foresee
• concoct
• reminisce
• manufacture
• make up
• re-create
• prefigure
• fabricate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fantasy

Noun

The allegations of partner abuse likewise don’t seem to sully the fantasy fueled by his onstage presence and his music. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Tonight’s opening night film was Fatih Akin’s fantasy drama Ghost Song, which screens in competition. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

The Nashville group Total Wife go off the deep end with mutant hyperpop fantasies on their delightful Come Back Down, while Phoenix’s Glixen get romantic on Quiet Pleasures. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Phoebe Dynevor and Cameron Fuller’s fairy-tale wedding was a Bridgerton fantasy come to life. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026