fantasized

verb

past tense of fantasize
as in imagined
to form a mental picture of all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury

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Recent Examples of fantasized That top-line starting pitcher everyone fantasized over all offseason? — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Rewind to 1953, and commercial artist Harry Birdsall fantasized about building a luxury convertible coupe in Harley Earl’s style, but one that could actually be purchased. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026 There was always a small part of him that fantasized about leaving it all behind and going to live off the grid. — Steven Rowley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 The brand's return has been fantasized for years and ecstatically anticipated ever since Marc Jacobs Beauty was credited for the makeup in Jacobs's spring 2026 New York Fashion Week show. — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 May 2026 For anyone who’s ever fantasized about riding horseback on a beach with a salty breeze blowing in the air, this is the place to satisfy your wildest whims. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 For years the sisters had fantasized, half-seriously, about having their own YouTube channel. — Scot Paltrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026 The new sound became a global fad, even in the locales that exotica artists fantasized about. — H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026 In this scenario, Eleven got away and traveled somewhere safe — someplace with multiple waterfalls, just like the ones Mike fantasized about for them. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasized
  1. imagined
  2. envisioned
  3. dreamed
  4. saw
Verb
  • Atlanta artist Robell Awake never imagined his work might be in featured in his hometown art museum one day.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • As an adolescent, Winston could hardly have imagined the cascading effect of his shrewd eye for color and clarity.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagined
Verb
  • As currently envisioned, the LISA mission will be led by the European Space Agency, with significant contributions from the United States.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As part of this, the Power Tower is envisioned by Blue Origin as the core of a microgrid of such towers connected together to charge rovers, habitats, and mining or ISRU (In-Situ Resource Utilization) processing units.
    — David Szondy October 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of envisioned
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  • Having once dreamed a modern India would be able to move past divisions of religion and caste, Jinnah became disillusioned.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Brooks, in particular, Panthers fans have dreamed about for years.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreamed
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of saw

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“Fantasized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasized. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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