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An instance of daydreaming

An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy

The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses

The action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are

The unrealistic belief in or pursuit of perfection

Forgetful or careless due to distraction

Idealistic or romantic in one's perception of something

Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm

Dreamy and unaware of one's surroundings, for example because one is in love

Expressing a wish or longing for something

Having or showing a lack of intellect, logic or reason

Having no knowledge of a situation or fact

Unprepared or not paying attention

Deeply engrossed or fascinated by, or with, something

Absorbed in one's thoughts

Present participle for to fantasize or imagine, especially fanciful thoughts

Present participle for to experience a hallucination

Present participle for to spend time in a relaxed, lazy manner

Present participle for to relax and take it easy

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Noun

An instance of daydreaming

inattentiveness

absentmindedness

absent-mindedness

self-absorption

absence of mind

lack of concentration

building castles in the air

staring into space

lapse of memory

tendency to forget

thinking of other things

self-introspection

self-examination

unconsciousness

half-conscious state

suspended animation

castle-building

fool's paradise

castles in the air

lack of application

profound thought

deep thoughtfulness

dreamy abstraction

state of confusion

state of unconsciousness

state of unreality

state of stupefaction

state of bewilderment

state of befuddlement

state of disorientation

state of puzzlement

state of mystification

state of perplexity

state of bafflement

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Noun

An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy

flight of fancy

flights of fancy

wishful thinking

castles in Spain

castles in the air

figment of the imagination

leisure activity

fools' paradises

eggs in moonshine

visualisation^UK

visualization^US

cloud cuckoo land

imaginativeness

conceptualisations^UK

conceptualizations^US

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Noun

The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses

Noun

The action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are

Noun

The unrealistic belief in or pursuit of perfection

impracticability

wishful thinking

Adjective

Forgetful or careless due to distraction

lost in thought

in a world of your own

in a brown study

with your head in the clouds

deep in thought

with a mind like a sieve

immersed in thought

lacking concentration

not concentrating

off in a world of one's own

disorganized^US

feather-brained

disorganised^UK

uncomprehending

unaware of events

head in the clouds

with a memory like a sieve

inclined to forget

a million miles away

driven to distraction

negligent about

looking out window

having a memory like a sieve

asleep on the job

like an absent-minded professor

not thinking clearly

head over heels

eat sleep and breathe

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Adjective

Idealistic or romantic in one's perception of something

head-in-the-clouds

with your head in the clouds

out of touch with reality

head in the clouds

in a world of your own

castle-building

over-optimistic

out of the question

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Adjective

Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm

procrastinating

good-for-nothing

blithely unconcerned

having spring fever

could care less

couldn't care less

don't give a damn

taking your time

not enthusiastic

lacking vitality

take-it-or-leave-it

couldn't-care-less

procrastinative

just watching the clock

not giving a damn

carefree and untroubled

living the life of Riley

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

asleep at the wheel

asleep on the job

walking through it

going through the motions

undemonstrative

lacking in ambition

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

self-centered^US

cool, calm and collected

self-centred^UK

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Adjective

Dreamy and unaware of one's surroundings, for example because one is in love

Adjective

Expressing a wish or longing for something

Adjective

Having or showing a lack of intellect, logic or reason

feather-brained

dead from the neck up

slow on the uptake

not the full shilling

soft in the head

thick as two short planks

as thick as two short planks

unknowledgeable

uncomprehending

undiscriminating

ill-thought-out

not intelligent

mentally deficient

mentally handicapped

without thought

foolishly stupid

as daft as a brush

unsophisticated

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

a brick short of a load

as green as grass

wet behind the ears

two sandwiches short of a picnic

devoid of intelligence

indiscriminating

non compos mentis

off your trolley

sick in the head

mad as a hatter

away with the fairies

foaming at the mouth

stark raving mad

nutty as a fruitcake

mad as a March hare

stark staring mad

round the twist

of unsound mind

not right in the head

not quite right in the head

not right upstairs

have bats in the belfry

off one's gourd

around the bend

have a screw loose

have kangaroos in the top paddock

lacking seriousness

off your rocker

out of one's mind

mentally incompetent

out of the question

not in your right mind

one-dimensional

psychopathological

over-optimistic

a few cards shy of a full deck

as mad as a March hare

deprived of one's wits

one card shy of a full deck

manic-depressive

crazy as a loon

severely mentally ill

one sandwich short of a picnic

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

out of one's tree

not of sound mind

in another world

mentally deranged

out of one's gourd

having a screw loose

with a screw loose

off the deep end

as mad as a hatter

having kangaroos in the top paddock

foolishly optimistic

mentally unbalanced

out of one's head

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Adjective

Having no knowledge of a situation or fact

not in the loop

uncomprehending

uninformed about

in the dark about

unconversant with

unenlightened about

unacquainted with

unknowledgeable

inexperienced in

without knowledge

unsophisticated

unfamiliar with

unaccustomed to

easily deceived

easily taken in

wet behind the ears

as green as grass

in ignorance of

without knowledge of

unconcerned about

inconsiderate of

disregardful of

taking no notice

taking no notice of

paying no heed to

uninitiated about

inexperienced of

out of the loop of

not having the faintest about

not knowing the first thing about

indiscriminating

unappreciative of

unresponsive to

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Adjective

Unprepared or not paying attention

Adjective

Deeply engrossed or fascinated by, or with, something

in a brown study

Verb

Absorbed in one's thoughts

in a brown study

lost in contemplation

lost in thought

staring into space

building castles in air

having your head in the clouds

letting one's thoughts wander

indulging in wool-gathering

keeping thinking about

keeping talking about

spending too much time thinking about

staying in the clouds

giving thought to

deliberating on

cogitating about

thinking through

ruminating over

ruminating about

deliberating about

turning over in one's mind

reflecting upon

deliberating over

wondering about

considering the pros and cons of

taking stock of

putting on thinking cap

meditating over

giving consideration to

speculating about

beating one's brains out about

noodling around

using one's head

scrutinizing^US

contemplating on

chewing the cud

playing around with

scrutinising^UK

hammering away at

giving much thought to

giving some thought to

asking oneself about

self-reflecting

intellectualizing^US

self-questioning

making sense of

rationalizing^US

philosophizing^US

finding a solution to

rationalising^UK

batting it around

having a think about

intellectualising^UK

running up a flagpole

cudgeling your brains

taking under consideration

philosophising^UK

figuring something out

knocking around

stopping to consider

problem-solving

meditating upon

finding an answer to

chewing over things

mulling over things

considering the possibility of

entertaining the thought of

revolving in one's mind

considering as an example

looking at as an example

taking as an example

bearing in mind

taking into consideration

taking under advisement

thinking deeply

hypothesizing^US

entertaining idea

hypothesising^UK

debating with oneself

deliberating upon

entertaining the idea of

thinking hard about

getting a load of

ruminating upon

reflecting about

bringing to light

conducting research into

conducting a survey of

metabolising^UK

metabolizing^US

thinking idly about

arguing the pros and cons of

having thoughts about

entertaining the possibility of

cracking the books

burning the midnight oil

pulling an all-nighter

burning midnight oil

hitting the books

learning the ropes

applying oneself

burying oneself in

conjuring up an image of

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Verb

Present participle for to fantasize or imagine, especially fanciful thoughts

indulging in fantasy

building castles in Spain

building castles in the air

indulging in fancy

building castles in air

indulging in wool-gathering

romanticizing^US

romanticising^UK

living in a dream world

rhapsodizing^US

rhapsodising^UK

giving free rein to the imagination

acting romantically

losing your head

sentimentalizing^US

sentimentalising^UK

making up stories

telling stories

viewing through rose-tinted glasses

looking at through rose-colored glasses

letting your imagination run away with you

stretching the truth

thinking romantically

conjuring up pictures

thirsting after

hankering after

conceptualizing^US

having as one's aim

having as one's goal

setting one's heart on

setting your sights on

seeing in one's mind

conceptualising^UK

forming a picture of

seeing in your mind's eye

creating in your mind

calling to mind

fantasizing about

forming a mental picture of

bringing to mind

conjuring up an image of

conjuring up a picture of

conjuring up a mental picture of

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“I started to daydream about the conversation, and that led to daydreaming about the future, and maybe another conversation a year later, or five years later, or something like that.”

Verb

Present participle for to experience a hallucination

Verb

Present participle for to spend time in a relaxed, lazy manner

Verb

Present participle for to relax and take it easy

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