DREAMS Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

dreams 1 of 2

noun

plural of dream

as in visions

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality

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as in goals

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish my dream is to open my own restaurant

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as in beauties

something very good of its kind the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations—it was a dream of a vacation

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dreams

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dream

as in imagines

to form a mental picture of I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific

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Recent Examples of dreams

Noun

Dellucci and his teammates had fulfilled their personal dreams and made history as the fastest franchise to win a World Series. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 The name draws on rapid eye movement, the stage of sleep associated with vivid dreams. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026 But rather than any of her contemporaries, one specific anecdote from Jensen’s school years seems like the most apt context for the measured wandering on Jazz dreams. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026 The film ends with a retired Bell recounting two dreams to his wife, both about his father. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026 In reality, there are no heroes and no glory, only worlds that collapse and dreams that shatter. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 When the male contingent wonder if the Basket Weaver can create the woman of their dreams things get really interesting. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Right now, somewhere on a soundstage at Pinewood Studios, several young British actors are lining up to have their dreams crushed. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 But some dreams will have to wait as the band goes back to making music, hopefully with lasting impact. — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

But there is still hope in a season with 13 games left and Super Bowl dreams flickering. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Rounding out their trio is Hazel (Kennedi Reece), a sweet, naive young woman, completely sheltered by her conservative upbringing but determined to follow her Michelle Obama dreams. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 Hashimi talked about having many dreams for women in Afghanistan, dreams for herself and dreams that may take time to be realized. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Even with Oracle founder Larry Ellison the primary backer of his son’s ParaBros dreams, the even older Ellison’s net worth, which has been declining of late, may not be able to handle the strain of months and months of such probes. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026 And ultimately, asked to prove themselves all over again to keep their often-fragile NFL dreams alive. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 Hailing from humble beginnings in Greenwood, South Carolina, his experiences with football have always been centered around doing the impossible – dreams his father put in his head at an early age. — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026 These rumors were never substantiated—but Harry did reference his mother’s California dreams in the 2022 Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, per PopSugar. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026 Casino dreams in limbo Tribal citizens are deeply divided over how to reverse decades of economic decline that have led to poor living conditions, unaffordable health services, and chronic disease. — Andrew Jones, NPR, 30 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreams

Noun

Some opening day effects are long gone, such as the illusion created by actual shifting doors at the start of the attraction, or visions of tumbling rubble near its beginning.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Polls now show the two running neck-and-neck in a race marked by sharply different visions for Brazil’s economy, security and place in the world.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of visions

Noun

The Sun enters your sign today, beginning your season and putting greater emphasis on your goals, identity, presence, and personal direction.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Knuble, playing his second career game, scored his first two goals in front of his father, former NHL forward Mike Knuble, who played 1,068 games with five teams.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of goals

Noun

Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauties

Verb

Rooms With the Hanoi Opera House just steps away, each of Capella Hanoi's 47 rooms and suites imagines the private quarters of an opera legend.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Swift appears as a spectral figure trying to warn Johnson that, based on her own experience, her rich husband has more sinister intentions than his current bride imagines.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of imagines

Noun

Luigi Carbone, Pope Leo XIV's physician, said the pontiff's recovery from lung cancer surgery won't stop plans for a visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru involving a dozen flights and two helicopter rides to high altitudes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The company behind Claude AI announced plans to commit 5% of its shares to a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, subject to stockholder approval.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of plans

Noun

The cup is considered one of the seven glass wonders of the world, one of just 40 glass cage cups that survived.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
Well, in 2026 the Hunter's Moon certainly succeeded in captivating the imagination and attention of photographers, who snapped the lunar disk alongside magnificent natural vistas, glowing cityscapes and ancient wonders.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonders

Verb

Martin envisions new housing projects along with restaurants as a part of reviving Main, where blight and neglect were steadily gaining ground until former Mayor Mike Walsh began a revitalization drive.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
The tech giant envisions a network of people’s personal AI agents interacting with businesses’ AI agents instead of navigating through a website.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

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