Thesaurus results for HALLUCINATE

hallucinate

verb

Definition of hallucinate

as in to see

to see or sense something or someone that is not really there; to have hallucinations The patient may hallucinate if she has a fever.

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of hallucinate Without a unified, clean, and accessible data structure, AI outputs quickly become ambiguous, hallucinated, and diluted, deepening the clarity crisis rather than resolving it. — Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The infamous finale moment saw Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) hallucinate a picturesque beach meeting with Lexie and Mark while fighting for her life against COVID-19. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 To address the former issue, members of the Tarteel team built an MCP server atop ChatGPT and Claude so that those chatbots correctly reference the Quran and Islamic literature and don’t hallucinate verses. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026 The underlying technology uses sixteen years of structured mapping, global returns data, and garment construction expertise to prevent system lag and hallucinated recommendations on high-traffic shopping days. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hallucinate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinate

Verb

In the underwater video, an adult female orca is seen holding onto a dead sharp-tail sunfish that the group had previously killed.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 23 July 2026
If a complaint or case number is available under the tab, click on it and read through the document to see the disciplinary record.

— Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of see

Verb

The one Hero Tree that Elrod can’t say too much about is the Dreaming Tree that Walt Disney used to daydream under as a boy growing up in his hometown of Marceline, Missouri.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
Modern gadgets are damaging our ability to daydream, socialize and perceive the physical world.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Definition of daydream

Verb

People imagine astronomy involves memorizing the entire sky at once, knowing exactly where each star is and what it's called.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026
Reading with Judar in English is an opportunity to question and transgress, to imagine worlds and words of possibility closer to home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of imagine

Verb

For Hughes, the potential for Black Americans to achieve their dreams is not merely a matter of social inertia; rather, the potential to dream can be punctuated by Black dreams becoming ambition.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
This is the kind of deadline return for a pending free agent reliever that front offices dream about.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of dream

Verb

James did indeed contemplate retirement after the Lakers were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Because of these problems, the Federal Reserve is contemplating leaving the check processing business.

— Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Definition of contemplate

Verb

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

Definition of fantasize

Verb

The book visualizes these geometries through hundreds of scale drawings and illustrations, backed up by thorough research and real-world examples of how transport networks fit into urban design.

— Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Just as Melanie was visualizing the finish line for her cancer treatment, the family was dealt another blow in June 2023 when Shatner was diagnosed with stage 4 malignant melanoma that had spread to his lungs and brain.

— Melody Chiu, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of visualize

Verb

Managers and their co-workers need to work hard to establish the link between the team goals and the firms vision and show how their work can effect the performance of the organization.

— Andrew Mawson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
In 2019, under the guidance of Assembly Chair Felix Rivera, the Assembly hired Laurie Wolf to facilitate a series of three strategic visioning meetings to better define our goals for years 2019-2021.

— Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2020

Definition of vision

Browse Nearby Words

Halls of Fame

hallucinate

hallucinated

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Hallucinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of hallucinate

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on hallucinate

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

inveigle

Popular in Grammar & Usage

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Why does English have so many silent letters?

Your vs. You're: How to Use Them Correctly

Popular in Wordplay

Dutch Treat and French Leave: Eight Place-Based Compounds

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

The Words of the Week - Jul 24

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Popular

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Dutch Treat and French Leave: Eight Place-Based Compounds

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Games & Quizzes