Synonyms of the word

phantasy

• n. Dated form of fantasy.
• n. (psychology) The innate, mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality.

fancy

• n. The imagination.
• n. An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea.
• n. An opinion or notion formed without much reflection; an impression.
• n. A whim.
• n. Love or amorous attachment.
• n. The object of inclination or liking.
• n. Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
• n. The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
• n. A diamond with a distinctive colour.
• n. That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
• n. (obsolete) A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad.
• n. In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
• adj. Decorative.
• adj. Of a superior grade.
• adj. Executed with skill.
• adj. (colloquial) Unnecessarily complicated.
• adj. (obsolete) Extravagant; above real value.
• v. (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
• v. (Britain) would like.
• v. (Britain, informal) To be sexually attracted to.
• v. (dated) To imagine, suppose.
• v. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine.
• v. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.

fantasy

• n. That which comes from one's imagination.
• n. (literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary…
• n. A fantastical design.
• n. (slang) The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
• v. (literary, psychoanalysis) To fantasize (about).
• v. (obsolete) To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.

fiction

• n. Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
• n. (uncountable) A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead).

illusion

• n. (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
• n. (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
• n. (countable) A magician’s trick.
• n. (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.

imagination

• n. The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously…
• n. Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
• n. Creativity; resourcefulness.
• n. A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; a conception; a notion; an imagining;…

imaginativeness

• n. The characteristic of being imaginative.

misconception

• n. a mistaken belief, a wrong idea.

vision

• n. (uncountable) The sense or ability of sight.
• n. Something seen; an object perceived visually.
• n. (countable) Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
• n. (by extension) Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
• n. (countable) An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
• n. (countable) A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
• n. (countable) A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
• v. (transitive) To imagine something as if it were to be true.
• v. (transitive) To provide with a vision.