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Given to, or indulging, in daydreaming

Causing, feeling, or expressing regret, bitterness or sorrow

Having or showing no intelligence or interest

Having the desire to do idealistic deeds without pragmatism

In a state of inactivity or repose, either physical or mental

Completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing

A state of dreaming while awake

An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy

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

A notion, idea, or plan

Absorbed in one's thoughts

Present participle for to experience imaginary events while sleeping

Present participle for to indulge in fantasies about something desired

(dream of, with negative) Present participle for to consider the possibility of

(dream up or of) Present participle for to think up (usually fantastical) ways of achieving a goal

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Adjective

Given to, or indulging, in daydreaming

lost in thought

in a brown study

in a world of your own

immersed in thought

deep in thought

in short supply

with your head in the clouds

unaware of events

with a mind like a sieve

head in the clouds

with a memory like a sieve

lacking concentration

not concentrating

off in a world of one's own

disorganized^US

feather-brained

disorganised^UK

discombobulated

a million miles away

at sixes and sevens

inclined to forget

not knowing if one is coming or going

with Alzheimer's disease

negligent about

not thinking clearly

driven to distraction

head over heels

eat sleep and breathe

looking out window

having a memory like a sieve

asleep on the job

like an absent-minded professor

thrown off balance

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“Then in 1939, James Joyce published Finnegan's Wake, in which he creates a special language to express the consciousness of a dreaming character.”

Adjective

Causing, feeling, or expressing regret, bitterness or sorrow

longing for home

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Adjective

Having or showing no intelligence or interest

uncomprehending

undemonstrative

self-controlled

cool, calm and collected

uncommunicative

anesthetized^US

devoid of emotion

anaesthetized^UK

disorganized^US

feather-brained

disorganised^UK

impossible to interpret

with a mind like a sieve

with your head in the clouds

lost in thought

in a brown study

in short supply

uncompassionate

straightforward

straight-thinking

along for the ride

with both feet on the ground

unimpressionable

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

uncompanionable

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

strictly business

depersonalised^UK

depersonalized^US

nondiscriminatory

unconcerned about

couldn't care less

uninvolved with

apathetic towards

apathetic about

nonchalant about

uninterested in

frivolous about

unresponsive to

phlegmatic about

unenthusiastic about

not giving a monkey's

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Adjective

Having the desire to do idealistic deeds without pragmatism

castle-building

head-in-the-clouds

out of touch with reality

out of the question

over-optimistic

with your head in the clouds

contrary to reason

hardly possible

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Adjective

In a state of inactivity or repose, either physical or mental

Adjective

Completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing

in seventh heaven

on top of the world

beside oneself with joy

beside oneself with happiness

jumping for joy

floating on air

in high spirits

in transports of delight

as pleased as Punch

delirious with happiness

pleased as punch

as happy as a clam

as happy as Larry

like a child with a new toy

like a dog with two tails

wild with excitement

deliriously happy

tickled to death

in a frenzy of delight

in good spirits

extremely happy

as happy as a sandboy

filled with joy

blissfully happy

pleasantly surprised

in transports of joy

in transports of pleasure

mentally enchanted

without a care in the world

doing handsprings

good-humored^US

full of the joys of spring

good-humoured^UK

under someone's spell

treading on air

happy as a lark

happy as a clam

very interested

highly interested

extremely interested

extremely curious

very inquisitive

in the twilight zone

passionate about

enthusiastic about

twitterpated by

infatuated with

enamoured of^US

burning with curiosity

eat sleep and breathe

thrilled to bits

chomping at the bit

champing at the bit

enjoying oneself

thrilled to pieces

like the cat that's got the cream

beside yourself

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

more than willing

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Noun

A state of dreaming while awake

inattentiveness

absent-mindedness

self-absorption

castle-building

lack of concentration

fool's paradise

castles in the air

lack of application

building castles in the air

visualization^US

mental visualization

out-of-body experience

sequence of images

visualisation^UK

absence of mind

absentmindedness

staring into space

thoughtlessness

indifference to

obliviousness to

self-introspection

self-examination

thinking of other things

figment of the imagination

castle in the air

figment of imagination

lapse of memory

inconsideration

tendency to forget

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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

visualization^US

fools' paradises

visualisation^UK

eggs in moonshine

imaginativeness

conceptualisations^UK

conceptualizations^US

cloud cuckoo land

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Noun

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

pretentiousness

imaginativeness

airs and graces

flight of fancy

visualization^US

going Hollywood

imaginative faculty

assumed manners

superciliousness

visualisation^UK

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

false appearance

outward appearance

misrepresentation

imaginative power

castle in Spain

creation of the brain

castle in the air

putting on an act

lack of veracity

creative thought

window dressing

window-dressing

poor substitute

outward display

piece of futility

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Noun

A notion, idea, or plan

conceptualisation^UK

conceptualization^US

generalisation^UK

generalization^US

philosophising^UK

philosophizing^US

way of thinking

visualization^US

visualisation^UK

sneaking suspicion

two cents' worth

faintest notion

foggiest notion

school of thought

accepted wisdom

characterization

oversimplification

mental representation

loose statement

sweeping statement

acknowledgement^UK

frame of reference

mental visualization

line of thinking

personal feeling

acknowledgment^US

two cents worth

where one is at

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

mirror of the mind

tablets of the memory

eye of the mind

considered opinion

right of speech

right of free speech

slight knowledge

article of faith

component of a theory

self-conviction

chain of thought

attitude to life

line of reasoning

process of reasoning

traditional wisdom

logical thought

chain of reasoning

conventional image

general statement

general principle

vague statement

non-specific statement

indefinite statement

abstract principle

shot in the dark

way of looking at things

ballpark figure

emotional state

way of looking at it

view of the world

point of observation

mental attitude

from the perspective of

line of argument

point of vantage

where one stands

line of thought

itemized information

piece of information

stab in the dark

vocalization^US

rough calculation

vocalisation^UK

part and parcel

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Verb

Absorbed in one's thoughts

in a brown study

lost in contemplation

lost in thought

staring into space

letting one's thoughts wander

building castles in air

having your head in the clouds

indulging in wool-gathering

giving thought to

ruminating about

cogitating about

deliberating about

ruminating over

putting on thinking cap

deliberating on

turning over in one's mind

reflecting upon

wondering about

thinking through

giving consideration to

using one's head

speculating about

beating one's brains out about

intellectualizing^US

rationalizing^US

meditating over

chewing the cud

noodling around

considering the pros and cons of

rationalising^UK

deliberating over

intellectualising^UK

hammering away at

self-reflecting

self-questioning

philosophizing^US

batting it around

taking stock of

running up a flagpole

giving much thought to

philosophising^UK

debating with oneself

knocking around

meditating upon

giving some thought to

asking oneself about

thinking rationally

thinking logically

thinking straight

cudgeling your brains

reflecting about

scrutinizing^US

chewing the fat

ruminating upon

thinking things through

deliberating upon

entertaining the idea of

taking under advisement

contemplating on

making sense of

bringing to light

scrutinising^UK

conducting research into

conducting a survey of

metabolising^UK

metabolizing^US

taking under consideration

stopping to consider

languishing over

thinking deeply

saying to oneself

entertaining idea

engaging in contemplation

keeping in mind

bearing in mind

allowing yourself to consider

taking into consideration

hypothesizing^US

eating your heart out

feeling despondent about

chafing inwardly

making suppositions

calling the turn

reading between lines

hazarding a guess

forming theories

running it up flagpole

beating one's brains

hypothesising^UK

conjuring up an image of

chewing over things

mulling over things

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“I tend to just sit and dream whenever I feel mentally exhausted.”

Verb

Present participle for to experience imaginary events while sleeping

having a nightmare

having nightmares

having a vision

“I always seem to dream about my cat sitting on my head.”

Verb

Present participle for to indulge in fantasies about something desired

“I used to just lie in my bed and dream about achieving all of my life goals.”

Verb

(dream of, with negative) Present participle for to consider the possibility of

considering the possibility of

entertaining the thought of

giving thought to

“I would never dream of being late for your wedding.”

Verb

(dream up or of) Present participle for to think up (usually fantastical) ways of achieving a goal

“Arthur and Dutch began to dream up ways to make a lot of money together.”

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