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Adjective Musing daydreaming absent-minded Verb Present participle for to experience imaginary events while sleeping having a dream having dreams having a nightmare having nightmares having a vision having visions hallucinating hearing voices seeing things “I always seem to dream about my cat sitting on my head.” Verb Present participle for to indulge in fantasies about something desired fantasisingUK fantasizingUS daydreaming contemplating imagining envisioning visualisingUK visualizingUS contriving musing romanticisingUK romanticizingUS fancying craving hankering idealisingUK idealizingUS longing lusting pining woolgathering picturing aiming for aspiring to building castles in air conceiving of conjuring up pictures desiring to hankering after hoping for hungering for living in a dream world longing for seeking to thirsting after thirsting for wishing for wishing to yearning for having as one's aim having as one's goal ideating setting one's heart on setting one's sights on sighing “I used to just lie in my bed and dream about achieving all of my life goals.” Verb Present participle for to be lost in thought brooding meditating pondering cerebrating reflecting ruminating stargazing thinking cogitating deliberating dwelling staring into space stewing spacing out tripping out tuning out zoning out having one's head in the clouds indulging in wool-gathering letting one's thoughts wander “I tend to just sit and dream whenever I feel mentally exhausted.” Verb (dream of, with negative) Present participle for to consider the possibility of considering considering the possibility of entertaining the thought of anticipating debating entertaining envisaging thinking about thinking 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 concocting devising formulating hatching scheming brainstorming creating developing inventing planning conceptualisingUK conceptualizingUS constructing crafting designing machinating masterminding originating plotting coming up with conjuring up cooking up putting together thinking up doping out drawing up dreaming up making up mapping out setting down throwing together trumping up whipping up “Arthur and Dutch began to dream up ways to make a lot of money together.” Noun An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy escapism daydreaming fantasy illusion fancy daydreams fantasisingUK fantasizingUS reverie delusion hallucination illusions imagination mirage romance vision avoidance distraction diversion entertainment escape relaxation wool-gathering flight of fancy pipe dreams flights of fancy pipe dream wishful thinking castles in Spain castles in the air figment of the imagination pie in the sky Noun Imaginary events experienced during sleep dream nightmare conception image impression perception picture visualisationUK visualizationUS cognition apprehension musing notion semblance mental image mental picture mental vision mental visualization out-of-body experience sequence of images head trip sweven thought Adjective Full of yearning or longing wistful longing melancholy sad dreamy forlorn mournful reflective yearning contemplative disconsolate meditative musing pensive thoughtful daydreaming doleful nostalgic plaintive regretful rueful woebegone desirous hopeless wishful in a reverie Adjective Given to or indulging in daydreaming preoccupied abstracted vague distracted speculative distrait inattentive ruminative absent absent-minded absorbed fantastic intangible misty rapt shadowy unreal wool-gathering chimerical dreamlike faraway phantasmagoric phantasmagorical astral beautiful excellent illusory imaginary immaterial introspective introvertive lost in thought marvellousUK marvelousUS mythical nightmarish otherworldly superb unsubstantial whimsical far away miles away in a brown study out of this world with your head in the clouds Noun A period of reflection or thought meditation thinking contemplation introspection reflection abstraction cogitation rumination pondering absent-mindedness cerebration day-dreaming deliberation brooding preoccupation woolgathering absorption consideration daydream navel gazing pensiveness ponderings recollection brown study Noun The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc. inattention revery study trance building castles in the air Adjective Deficient in something needed or usual blank empty vacant oblivious unconscious unaware unheeding bemused careless negligent absentminded heedless inadvertent neglectful thoughtless unthinking vacuous unmindful unobservant bare deficient devoid hollow minus omitted somewhere else not with us in short supply Adjective Having or showing no intelligence or interest expressionless deadpan inexpressive impassive inscrutable poker-faced catatonic emotionless glassy idle inane numb stolid stony uninterested wooden ditzy inanimate incurious lifeless motionless foolish silly unexpressive vapid witless Adjective Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking cogitative blue broody serious solemn philosophical prayerful ruminant sorrowful brooding engrossed grave sober studious thinking attentive pondering reflecting ruminating withdrawn deep in thought immersed in thought Adjective fantasisingUK fantasizingUS distant imagining in a world of your own wandering woolgathering Adjective Thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom visionary idealistic romantic utopian creative imaginative inventive quixotic impractical inspired prescient starry-eyed unrealistic discerning enterprising far-sighted idealisedUK idealizedUS ingenious innovative insightful intuitive penetrating perceptive unworkable clever fanciful gifted resourceful sharp shrewd talented wise fairy-tale idealist quixotical starry unfeasible head-in-the-clouds hypothetical ivory-towered theoretical ambitious delusory exalted grandiose impracticable lofty noble original pretentious prophetic radical unworldly in the clouds out of touch with reality Adjective Not paying attention to something regardless remiss slapdash slipshod lacking concentration not concentrating apathetic blind bored distraught diverted dozy inobservant listless lost off-guard removed scatterbrained undiscerning unnoticing unobserving unperceiving unwatchful out to lunch Adjective Absorbed in or involving thought deliberative analytical brainy calculating cerebral earnest farsighted intellectual intent keen levelheaded logical museful philosophic rational reasonable reasoning retrospective subjective Noun The action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are make-believe charade play-acting pretenceUK pretending unreality fabrication invention romancing masquerade self-deception disguise dissimulation fakery game pageant playacting pretenseUS pretension pretentiousness role-playing sham story fairy tale Adjective Forgetful or careless due to distraction forgetful airheaded inconscient mooning moony remote scatty spacey surroundings apt to forget goofing off pipe dreaming space cadet unaware of events head in the clouds with a memory like a sieve with a mind like a sieve Noun A loose or irregular train of thought engrossment inattentiveness obliviousness self-absorption castle-building detachment dreaminess dwam muse phantasy trip fool's paradise mind trip lack of application lack of concentration Adjective Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality absurd extravagant unbusinesslike chivalrous fantastical impossible impulsive inoperable non-viable perfectionist Utopian impetuous ineffective ineffectual inefficacious unserviceable useless Adjective half-baked happy hoping improbable ivory-tower nonrealistic optimistic not sensible on cloud nine Adjective Sleeping unawake asleep conked crashed dead to the world dozing fast inactive inert napping out like a light snoozing sound Phrase in a brown study contemplating deliberating in a reverie lost in contemplation lost in thought musing pondering reflecting thinking cogitating daydreaming miles away ruminating Adjective Completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing captivated entranced rapturous spellbound ecstatic enraptured enthralled fascinated bewitched charmed enchanted gripped transported delighted elated elevated enrapt euphoric exhilarated giddy heady held intoxicated mesmerisedUK mesmerizedUS rhapsodic rhapsodical riveted sent thrilled blissful ravished beguiled busy content employed enamouredUK enamoredUS engaged hypnotisedUK hypnotizedUS interested involved joyful occupied overwhelmed taken wrapped blissed out hung up wrapped up carried away caught up in Noun A notion, idea, or plan idea concept understanding hypothesis theory conceptualisationUK conceptualizationUS generality generalisationUK generalizationUS intellection plan stereotype appreciation clue comprehension design inkling postulation apperception belief cogitating command communing conceit concentrating considering deliberating envisaging explanation exposition fancying imagining interpretation meditating mind's eye model philosophisingUK philosophizingUS realisationUK realizationUS representation speculating speculation version view mental grasp Adjective In a state of sleep sleeping slumbering dormant resting comatose reposing catnapping drowsing fast asleep kipping sound asleep crashed out flat out hibernating out snoring somnolent flaked out getting shut-eye in dreamland in repose out cold sacked out catching some zzz's having forty winks on the kip out for the count out of it taking forty winks in a deep sleep in the arms of Morpheus in the land of Nod Adjective Being in a state of suspended consciousness comfortable lounging quiet recessing reclining relaxing unwinding at ease at rest lying down stretched out taking a break taking it easy Adjective Characterized by idealism; unrealistically aiming for perfection castle-building naive Adjective Being in a state of suspended consciousness sleeping like a baby sleeping like a log Adjective Inattentive unseeing Find more words! 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