Definition
Definition of fantasizing - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
daydreamingengaging in daydreams or fantasies
- She had a fantasizing look in her eyes, lost in her thoughts.
2.
imaginationhaving unrealistic or impractical ideas
- His fantasizing plans for the future were not taken seriously by anyone.
Origin of fantasizing
Greek, phantazein (to make visible)
Terms with fantasizing included in their meaning
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reality
returning to reality after dreaming or fantasizing
return to reality
realize the true situation after dreaming or fantasizing
imagination
keep imagining or fantasizing
Examples of fantasizing in a sentence
Fantasizing about her future, she smiled to herself. Her fantasizing ideas about the project were dismissed. The team's fantasizing approach led to unrealistic goals.
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- French:rêvant, fantaisiste, ...
- German:träumerisch, unrealistisch, ...
- Italian:sognante, irrealistico, ...
- Spanish:fantaseando, fantasioso, ...
- Portuguese:sonhador, ...
- Chinese:幻想的, 不切实际的, ...
- Japanese:夢見がちな, 非現実的な, ...
- Arabic:حالِم, خَيالي, ...
- Hebrew:חוֹלְמָנִי, מֻפְרָךְ, ...
- Russian:мечтательный, нереалистичный, ...
- Ukrainian:мрійливий, нереалістичний, ...
- Hindi:खयाली, अवास्तविक, ...