PIPE DREAMS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

pipe dreams

noun

plural of pipe dream

as in dreams

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality opening our own restaurant has long been a pipe dream

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Recent Examples of pipe dreams Arendt then cited Wilhelm Marr’s Sieg des Judentums über das Germanentum (The Victory of Judaism over Teutonism, 1869), thus lining up all the antisemitic pipe dreams that came close to fulfillment. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 The Information posited, while noting that since 2020, Meta’s Reality Lab division has lost $87 billion chasing metaverse pipe dreams. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 Music promoters, both craving the one-upmanship and genuine satisfaction of getting a lucrative band back on a stage, have more money at their disposal than ever before to make their pipe dreams a reality. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025 The stalker pipe dreams need to stop here. — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 The idea that renewables alone can power the American economy is nonsense given the current technology, green pipe dreams notwithstanding. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025

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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, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of dreams

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

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shattered Europe’s remaining illusions not just about Moscow but also about Beijing.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, 95 people—Millennial and Gen Z men and women, all of whom had a history of using Instagram for an average of eight years—underwent a virtual reality experience called body illusions.

— Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of illusions

Noun

Paul Anthony Kelly looks comfortable traversing both fantasies.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
The Acton teen accused of killing his mother and younger brother after first working out his violent fantasies through chats with the AI bot ChatGPT was ordered held without bail.

— Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of fantasies

Noun

And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘Blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 June 2026
One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026

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