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

For many people, the drawers full of sweets in the Brittany Mahomes video are the stuff of dreams. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 Too close to the source and our dreams will be burned to ashes by the needs and personality of the host itself. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 That was Briscoe’s introduction to racing, an inspiration that fueled his desire and his racing dreams. — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Chanel the chihuahua, got the birthday of her doggy dreams when her owner, Ericka Islas, threw her a quinceañera this month at her Denver home, complete with a tiara and a pink tutu. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 There’s wisdom and depth to the film’s themes of growing old, dashed dreams and the magic of rediscovery, plus a deliciously ironic final twist. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Today, such dreams might put a woman in jail or expose her to the casual brutality of the Taliban’s paternal order. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026 Many players are balancing school and side gigs like bartending and firefighting while chasing their athletic dreams. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026 May this doll remind every child and every collector that dreams have no limits, excellence leaves a lasting imprint, and true greatness never goes out of style. — Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, VIBE.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

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 Training camp starts in two weeks, when the focus will shift to Caleb Williams and Super Bowl dreams. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 17 July 2026 The director was also adamant in bringing a fresh concept to the classic story of the puppet who dreams of becoming a boy. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 June 2026 Sodais dreams about being a teacher one day and starting a family with Weeda. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Every footballer dreams of competing at the elite level and for great clubs. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The piece — which Ono has staged more than 250 times in 35-plus countries — draws on a Japanese tradition at Buddhist temples that invites visitors to scribble their hopes and dreams onto paper tags and tie them to the branches of a tree. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

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Noun

Although the exhibit features 27 separate visions and artworks, there’s a sense of cohesion among the installations, murals and sculptures.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
This could be a change of scenery or perhaps a new mindset that inspires new visions and opportunities for the future.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of visions

Noun

The Sun conjoins Mercury in Virgo and your 10th House of Career, Reputation, Authority, and Public Life, helping your goals become easier to explain.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Sanchez also had a pair of goals in the Courage’s 2-1 victory over the Boston Legacy on Saturday.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of goals

Noun

One of the beauties of living in the Midwest is not having to go far for unique and exciting family getaways.

— Rashad Alexander August 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
These color-changing beauties only mate once in their entire lives, so the pressure is on to fend off the competition to find a female.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of beauties

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The Komlós conjecture imagines each person (or object) as an arrow of length 1 called a unit vector.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
The show imagines communities centered on the Mississippi River, which flows through Minneapolis, and the installation echoes a riverbed, with platforms approximating islands.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of imagines

Noun

In December, Australia became the first country to ban social media for kids under 16, and countries including Brazil, Canada, the United Kingdom, Turkey and Indonesia have since enacted or approved similar plans.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Several Kansas City community leaders are calling for residents to have a meaningful role in selecting the city’s next police chief, weeks after Stacey Graves announced plans to retire next year.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of plans

Noun

People who have used Apple’s anti-nausea dots have reported that the feature works wonders in reducing motion sickness.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
From cascading waterfalls to snowcapped mountains to dense forests, these natural wonders cause visitors to stop in their tracks in every season.

— Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of wonders

Verb

Acura envisions each of its next-gen vehicles arriving on new platforms that will be able to accommodate gas, hybrid, and, eventually, all-electric powertrains.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
SpaceX also envisions the site supporting missions beyond conventional satellite launches, including lunar and Mars missions and the deployment of satellites for its emerging orbital data center business.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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