Synonyms of reverie

reverie

noun

ˈre-və-rē 

variants also revery

as in trance

the state of being lost in thought

I was lost in reverie and didn't realize my flight was boarding until it was almost too late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trance
• daydreaming
• daydream
• study
• contemplation
• dream
• woolgathering
• meditation
• musing
• abstraction
• vision
• preoccupation
• absorption
• unreality
• fantasy
• hallucination
• delusion
• absentmindedness
• illusion
• phantasm
• pipe dream
• figment
• chimera
• conceit
• fancy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reverie

Jackass Forever, a much better movie, did a lot of this stuff, too, serving as a reverie while also delivering mostly new material. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 June 2026

The relaxation area, lined with loungers facing the sea, is perfect for post-treatment reverie with herbal tea and a view. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

The sexy Eagle Bar was calling us to snap out of our reverie. — Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026

Thomas begins to confuse his young mentee and interviewer with his own son, mixing fragments of family wounds and recriminations into his reverie, as if he’s forgotten that he’s being interviewed. — Nicholas Dames, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2026