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Given to, or indulging, in daydreaming

Thoughtful, typically longing or yearning for days gone by

Having the desire to do idealistic deeds without pragmatism

In a state of sleep or slumber

Deeply engrossed or fascinated by, or with, something

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

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

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

blithely unconcerned

good-for-nothing

taking no notice of

paying no heed to

not paying attention

asleep at the wheel

playing with fire

sticking one's neck out

leading with one's chin

asleep on the job

disregardful of

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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

Thoughtful, typically longing or yearning for days gone by

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 sleep or slumber

Adjective

Deeply engrossed or fascinated by, or with, something

in a brown study

head over heels

deep in thought

eat sleep and breathe

up to one's ears

passionate about

lost in thought

in a world of your own

enthusiastic about

paying attention

listening carefully

preoccupied with

single-minded about

obsessive about

on the qui vive

immersed in thought

having a one-track mind

not missing a trick

mentally enchanted

with your head in the clouds

hanging on every word

up to one's ears in

under someone's spell

twitterpated by

very interested

enamoured of^US

infatuated with

extremely curious

very inquisitive

highly interested

extremely interested

burning with curiosity

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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

serious thought

self-examination

thought process

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

self-observation

self-questioning

contemplativeness

heart-searching

self-contemplation

line of thought

self-reflection

lapse of memory

careful thought

thinking of other things

tendency to forget

conceptualization^US

conceptualisation^UK

staring into space

figment of the imagination

critical thinking

train of thought

logical thinking

period of deliberation

period of contemplation

spell of contemplation

period of reflection

spell of deliberation

spell of reflection

accepted wisdom

cross-examination

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

pretentiousness

castles in the air

false appearance

outward appearance

misapprehension

misrepresentation

imaginativeness

airs and graces

flight of fancy

visualization^US

going Hollywood

false impression

fool's paradise

imaginative faculty

assumed manners

superciliousness

visualisation^UK

putting on an act

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

putting on a front

assuming a front

imaginative power

castle in Spain

creation of the brain

castle in the air

optical illusion

will-o'-the-wisp

figment of imagination

virtual reality

mistaken impression

castles in Spain

creative thought

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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 over

cogitating about

ruminating about

deliberating about

deliberating on

putting on thinking cap

thinking through

turning over in one's mind

reflecting upon

wondering about

giving consideration to

speculating about

beating one's brains out about

chewing the cud

noodling around

considering the pros and cons of

using one's head

deliberating over

intellectualizing^US

rationalizing^US

rationalising^UK

meditating 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

staying in the clouds

taking under advisement

bearing in mind

taking into consideration

thinking rationally

thinking logically

thinking straight

cudgeling your brains

scrutinizing^US

playing around with

thinking things through

deliberating upon

entertaining the idea of

thinking deeply

entertaining idea

ruminating upon

reflecting about

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

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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