Synonyms of daydreaming

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noun

as in trance

the state of being lost in thought

if you're bored while traveling, daydreaming is a perfectly normal state to be in, regardless of what the road signs say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trance
• daydream
• study
• reverie
• contemplation
• dream
• woolgathering
• meditation
• musing
• vision
• preoccupation
• absorption
• abstraction
• fantasy
• absentmindedness
• unreality
• delusion
• hallucination
• illusion
• pipe dream
• chimera
• figment
• phantasm
• conceit
• fancy

daydreaming

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adjective

as in dreaming

Related Words

• dreaming
• dreamy
• pensive
• absorbed
• engrossed
• preoccupied
• rapt
• intent
• distracted
• absentminded
• absent
• faraway
• abstracted
• unaware
• oblivious
• unconscious
• inattentive
• unmindful
• forgetting
• unthinking
• heedless
• unknowing
• forgetful
• unwitting
• dazed
• bewildered
• unfocused
• vacant
• scatterbrained
• clueless
• bemused
• unwary
• foggy
• muddled
• unperceptive
• unheeding
• hazy
• confused
• befuddled
• insensible
• flighty
• befogged
• birdbrained

Dissimilar Words

• alert
• engaged
• conscious
• aware
• observing
• mindful
• watchful
• alive
• wary
• wide-awake
• attentive
• vigilant
• observant
• sharp
• open-eyed
• heads-up
• heedful
• clearheaded

daydreaming

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verb

present participle of daydream

as in fantasizing

Related Words

• dreaming
• fantasizing
• envisioning
• imagining
• visualizing
• visioning
• envisaging
• fancying
• stargazing
• hallucinating
• fantasying
• picturing
• conceiving
• reminiscing
• featuring
• musing
• reflecting
• ruminating
• reliving
• pondering
• seeing
• ideating
• conjuring (up)
• meditating
• conceiting
• imaging
• contemplating
• planning
• inventing
• projecting
• re-creating
• manufacturing
• concocting
• foreseeing
• making up
• fabricating
• prefiguring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of daydreaming

Noun

When your seatmate is leading a Q1 strategy session, staring out the window and daydreaming—one of the most distinct opportunities of flying—may seem like time wasted. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Whereas, symptoms for women tend to be more internalized and subtle, such as with more quiet distractibility, daydreaming, disorganization, excessive talking and emotional dysregulation. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

No amount of daydreaming would have been able to replace the knowledge that Lenny could have shared. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026

But across the rest of the record, whether retelling or daydreaming, Hawke maintains a writerly attention to assonance and rhyme. — Caitlin Wolper Phillips, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026

Nothing wrong with idealizing and daydreaming, but to a certain extent. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026

These cuts enable us to spend more time daydreaming and less time in the salon. — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Feb. 2026

Filmmaking is blind instinct, petty calculations, smooth generalship, daydreaming, pig-headedness, grace, bluff, risk. — Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025

The colorful flowers are perfect for a photo-op or casual daydreaming. — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025