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pipe dream /'paipdri:m/

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daydream fantasy chimaera chimera delusion illusion castle in Spain conceit dream false hope fancy fantasm figment hallucination nonentity phantasm phantasy reverie unreality vision aim ambition aspiration castle in the air hope idea mirage plan unrealizable dream wish air castle airy hope fantastic notion fool's paradise golden dream unreal hope unrealistic hope wishful thinking pie in the sky castle in the sky flight of fancy head trip figment of the imagination bubble imagination trip image rainbow apparition fabrication vagary thought imagining ignis fatuus castles in the air trance eggs in moonshine fiction whim nightmare daydreaming misconception invention desire wool-gathering whimsy notion mind trip make-believe empty wish jam tomorrow spectre speculation wraith specter mental picture phantasmagoria musing inattention dreaming flight of imagination absent-mindedness preoccupation abstraction fallacy optical illusion misapprehension woolgathering phantasma self-deception self-delusion inattentiveness falsehood misbelief conception absorption self-absorption obliviousness engrossment visualization myth error caprice ideation deception will-o'-the-wisp phantom muse lack of application misimpression fond illusion conceiving figment of imagination seeming false impression mockery confusion imaginativeness fond hope castles in Spain fanciful notion dreamscape contrivance contemplation visualisation virtual reality dwam lack of concentration utopia envisioning brown study mental image smoke and mirrors empty promise Xanadu end of the rainbow production incubus impression creation delirium wishes fable power of invention cloud cuckoo land product of someone's imagination brooding vanity imaginative power mind's eye creation of the brain imaginative faculty pink elephants aberration concoction fancying in a zone absence of mind staring into space blonde moment fond hopes stargazing mistaken impression falsity sensation untruth artifice sense misjudgement feeling misjudgment false belief improvisation snare concept transient phenomenon short-lived phenomenon conceptualization lie monstrosity monster bogy unreasonable expectation foolish expectation irrational expectation unrealistic expectation plans hopes castle in the skies unrealistic goal prospect fata morgana ideal imago ideality conceptualisation delusive contentment quixotic ideal limbo trick fantasizing daydreams semblance romance illusions idolism deja vu paramnesia ghost ignus fatuus hocus-pocus escapism relaxation avoidance entertainment pipe dreams escape distraction fantasising diversion flights of fancy imaginary vision day dream inclination preference partiality fondness attraction taste urge want impulse liking relish predilection like yearning hankering thirst longing pining love penchant craving bent need hunger ache shine appetite envisagement predisposition humour eccentricity thing sweet tooth itch yen love affair whimsey romancing humor peculiarity eyes for picture druthers kink quirk inventiveness study dreaminess detachment pensiveness meditation castle-building passion propensity proclivity lust weakness affection leaning disposition megrim favor favour freak affinity bee crank bias drive vagrancy appetency tendency maggot soft spot eagerness letch use mind devotion will proneness appreciation thirstiness craze jones ardor enthusiasm turn keenness cup of tea ardour avidity stomach attachment mania infatuation fascination covetousness aptitude fervor habitude genius bone devices crotchet motive fervour zeal concupiscence burning greed eroticism enjoyment palate intention admiration creativity lustfulness intent amativeness prurience fad originality foible compulsion libido lechery lasciviousness bee in one's bonnet purpose interest libidinousness obsession fetish susceptibility salacity erotism voracity pruriency hang-up addiction cupidity rapture ravenousness inclining rapaciousness prejudice appetition idiosyncrasy pleasure favoritism mood favouritism doting choice zest demand option fixation regard estimation goal objective frenzy solicitude gusto avidness desirousness pretence hungering motivation hots prepossession twist goodwill instinct velleity fire in the belly appetence pretense approval kindness blessing commendation esteem friendliness oddity singularity respect grace pick benevolence approbation imprimatur account selection horniness salaciousness design willingness flash way lustihood impetus pursuit requirement groove type cacoethes perception resolve bag lech mindset kind regard requisite necessity impatience excitement sham discretion munchies amorousness understanding good opinion tooth pretension idée fixe sentiment crush fire in belly expectation hobby fit sport eye tilt tic individualism quiddity quip erraticism mannerism curiosity loving prayer sudden notion whim-wham dish imagery nostalgia favorite sympathy orientation heart set on coveting nonsense hurting extemporisation extemporization hunch actuation impulsion appeal excitant lash impellent influence openness strong desire liking for lovingness thirsting aridity readiness weakness for thing for sudden idea trait list strong want the munchies besottedness passing thought cognition object holy grail target command capability aptness temperament movement drift trend capacity persuasion big eyes eros favourite favorite activity misinterpretation sex enamoredness adoration captivation creative thought stimulant sexual fixation luck apprehension misunderstanding appearance turn of mind fitfulness fickleness changeableness inconstancy essential yearn endeavor misconstruction adulation resolution grail determination mission clutch mental vision mental visualization restlessness endeavour mistake vein temper jerk inconsistency rib contrariety caper gag perversity aphrodisia golden calf raison d'être object of desire Holy Grail desired result oversight lapse the hots out-of-body experience sequence of images folly crochet mistaken idea end bourne enchantment aching care answer contingency fallback put on fool notion sweven mistaken belief simulacrum misperception imitation solution alternative sexual love having as one's type election go-to false appearance deceptive appearance volition play-acting charade pretending needfulness scarcity occasion focus imperative deficit scantiness desideratum dearth cry out strong interest call support absence urgency necessitude drought scarceness exigence market exigency consideration conviction rationalization rationalisation inkling thinking postulation hypothesis concern deliberation worry reflection conclusion reasoning opinion supposition inspiration liberty possible course of action first choice free choice masquerade disguise pretentiousness pageant dissimulation story role-playing playacting game fakery fairy tale

cloud-cuckoo-land dreamland dream world fantasy fantasy world land of make-believe never-never land fairyland paradise Eden illusion heaven cloudland Shangri-La Utopia cloud cuckoo land nirvana utopia seventh heaven Shangri-la slumberland world of fantasy Garden of Eden la-la land land of dreams ideal place land of Nod wonderland storyland Promised Land empyrean bliss fantasyland Camelot lotusland Elysium Zion Sion Cockaigne New Jerusalem promised land Elysian Fields Happy Valley hereafter beyond Arcadia above afterworld afterlife dreamworld atmosphere sky Avalon Swarga Canaan immortality upstairs eternity kingdom Valhalla heights City of God Islands of the Blessed land of milk and honey elysian fields kingdom of heaven next life pearly gates heavenly kingdom life to come great unknown abode of God abode of the saints celestial city heaven on earth eternal home life everlasting abode of the angels kingdom come next world happy hunting ground the blue eternal rest cloud nine land of enchantment faerie inner world lotus land happy place Xanadu Erewhon ideal perfection perfect place pie in the sky ideal life ideal world perfect world

illusory false misleading unreal untrue deceptive fallacious hallucinatory mistaken sham chimerical delusive seeming apparent deceitful delusional illusionary deceiving fancied hollow non-existent bogus delusory erroneous fake fanciful illusive imaginary imagined misguided notional specious Barmecidal Barmecide fantastic fictional fictitious fictive ideal ostensible semblant suppositious supposititious visionary whimsical blue sky fabulous romantic extravagant mythical far-fetched absurd make-believe preposterous unbelievable made-up curious legendary ridiculous wild pretend fantastical tall invented imaginal fairy-tale chimeric phantom fantasied poetic mythic phantasmic phantasmal imaginative capricious crackpot offbeat flakey aerial dreamlike fairy tale unlikely kinky shadowy flaky floating far out incredible cock and bull hard to swallow hard to take pie in the sky castles in the air on cloud nine out of this world unsubstantial phantasmagoric ethereal insubstantial fabricated beguiling deluding spurious immaterial unfounded dreamy nonexistent hypothetical vague intangible concocted phantasmagorical irrational abstract storybook bizarre quixotic impalpable fraudulent blue-sky figmental theoretical artificial pseudo groundless illogical airy fantasy otherworldly distorted weird nightmarish trumped up made up surreal indistinct ambiguous flimsy vaporous incorporeal baseless unclear unsubstantiated mythological vain assumed spectral psychedelic unsound tenuous sophistical misty mock ungrounded unreliable obscure mad phoney Kafkaesque imponderable phony dreamed-up devised without foundation ghostly conceptual oneiric incorrect evasive ghostlike hazy bodiless faint traditional spiritual dim unreasonable unsupported utopian pretended unproven unbodied fabled empty wrong puzzling speculative uncorroborated foundationless volatile supposed ill-founded apocryphal sophistic nebulous formless nonphysical discarnate nonmaterial equivocal insincere indescribable extraordinary inexistent imagal inaccurate wonderful wistful invalid absent virtual without basis metaphysical unreasoned tricky eccentric off unrealistic idle synthetic reasonless fishy queer product of someone's imagination all in one's head incomprehensible way off hyped up strange thought up marvellous marvelous phantasmagorial kaleidoscopic phantasmagorian deluded hoax allegorical epic filled with dreams misconceived phantasm inane trick in error unread mocking idealized folkloric created mythologic storied simulated disembodied chimeral non-physical non-material unembodied subjective created out of thin air improvised wraithlike unworldly idealised in your head dream-filled conceived unwarranted confusing transcendental supernatural unearthly counterfeit ideational suppositional conjectural putative larger-than-life unjustified unprovable dreamt up unprovoked disincarnate conjectured theoretic trancelike trance-like faux reproduction reachy replica unnatural imitation fakey disingenuous impostrous casuistical uncorporeal unauthorized wanting lacking missing economical with the truth unstraightforward unjustifiable uncalled-for indefinable superstitious freety apprehensive fearful nonvalid questionable untouchable glib dead gone blank departed extinguished vacant void null gossamery defunct negative lost perished extinct dreamish hypnagogic weightless wispy dishonest gratuitous bottomless uncalled for not backed up causeless casuistic bewildering misrepresentative distracting perplexing mistakable demagogic catchy confounding outlandish left-field wondrous without justification without reason without cause unauthorised lying cheating cunning untrustworthy devious faithless pretending baffling ephemeral without explanation dainty rare frail rarefied diaphanous thin light frivolous fragile imperceptible to the touch slender infirm petty decrepit puny fly-by-night enigmatic astounding expressive passed on passed away elusory creative faulty flawed misinformed inexact imprecise sensational astonishing awesome spectacular stupendous out there breathtaking romanesque glamourous glamorous odd nonsensical implausible null and void few and far between fresh exotic original insane too little too late improbable ludicrous crazy inspired artistic inventive fancy quirky originative flighty dicey iffy weird and wonderful deviating surprising daydreaming unspecific oracular unthinkable dubious inconceivable peculiar doubtful dodgy musing preoccupied artful brilliant unconventional freaky radical fertile freakish ingenious genius experimental innovative keen indistinguishable indefinite abstracted pensive fugacious transient shy elusive fleeting greasy transitory stonewalling occult mysterious evanescent innovational unorthodox vivid revolutionary astute blurry undefined unconvincing unimaginable foolish comical incredulous grandiose oddball dreaming distracted off beam full of holes blurred fuzzy far-out head in the clouds avant-garde out of touch with reality Promethean unconceivable erratic wacky ambitious amazing uncompelling zany ruminative meditative inattentive thoughtful reflective distrait way off beam murky unrecognizable indeterminate bleary gauzy foggy opaque cockamamie barmy different potty daft singular extreme rapt absent-minded wool-gathering absorbed nebulose undetermined pale blear outré faraway unrecognisable cloudy out of sight off-the-wall cock-and-bull off the wall hare-brained cock-eyed apparitional excellent introspective far away in a reverie with your head in the clouds miles away lost in thought beautiful astral superb in a brown study introvertive lacking definition out of focus ill-defined fool's paradise figment of someone's imagination

dream fantasise fantasize daydream contemplate imagine envision visualise visualize contrive muse romanticise romanticize fancy crave hanker idealise idealize long lust pine woolgather picture aim for aspire to build castles in air conceive of conjure up pictures desire to hanker after hope for hunger for live in a dream world long for seek to thirst after thirst for wish for wish to yearn for have as one's aim have as one's goal ideate set one's heart on set your sights on sigh hallucinate stargaze conceive moon stare into space be unrealistic indulge in fantasy indulge in fancy indulge in wool-gathering be lost in thought be inattentive trip out be miles away build castles in Spain be in cloud cuckoo land be in a brown study build castles in the air have your head in the clouds gush brood romance think swoon ponder meditate reflect rhapsodize ruminate deliberate rhapsodise be in a reverie envisage pretend play-act cerebrate cogitate be delirious see mope see visions image conceit head trip vision feature languish fantasy make believe consider conjure up think about mull over perceive weigh up speculate chew over meditate on ruminate on ruminate over project puzzle over yearn figure invent make-believe trip play dwell stew feign playact fool enact bluff simulate counterfeit fake give free rein to the imagination sentimentalize space out zone out tune out have hallucinations act romantically be in love lie exaggerate be in a trance have one's head in the clouds imagine things freak out see things sentimentalise be economical with the truth make up stories tell stories look at through rose-colored glasses let your imagination run away with you stretch the truth view through rose-tinted glasses think romantically have nightmares have daymares have delusions hear voices have visions have delirium tremens view let on like make as if act as if act as though play the part let one's thoughts wander be preoccupied be abstracted be romantic conceptualize evoke blow one's mind have a trip see pink elephants depict obsess see in your mind's eye form a picture of bring to mind fantasize about think up conjure up a mental picture of conjure up a picture of dream about see in the mind's eye create in your mind form a mental picture of divine call to mind think of see in one's mind dream of dream up make up conceptualise conjure up an image of fret agonize over agonize be head over heels lose one's head repine languish over worry about mope over dwell on grieve over sulk about fret about moon over think over grieve be in brown study feel despondent about dwell upon gloom agonise sweat out worry stew over pore over bleed eat one's heart out sweat over chafe inwardly sulk lament eat your heart out think upon despond muse on examine reflect on review evaluate study brood on cogitate on roll recollect feel weigh percolate revolve pore on give some thought to be lost in contemplation turn over debate with oneself

bemuse confuse puzzle bewilder muddle perplex baffle confound addle flummox mystify bamboozle beat befog befuddle buffalo discombobulate disorient fox fuddle get gravel maze muddy overwhelm pose stump stun vex daze amaze nonplus daydream moon paralyse paralyze stupefy gather wool throw dumbfound floor faze wilder disconcert fog stagger astound flabbergast astonish obfuscate make someone scratch their head mix up be all Greek to surprise cause to be at a stand set someone thinking distract fluster shock rattle startle blow one's mind take aback go to one's head bowl over disorientate throw off shake up blow away knock sideways knock for six shake dismay rock dumfound thunderstrike surprize stymie frustrate bring up short throw off balance upset mess with one's head strike dumb numb hit like a ton of bricks cloud unnerve discompose blur elude snow catch off balance disturb ruffle intoxicate make punchy bother inebriate leave open-mouthed get to dazzle overpower overcome ball up knock the stuffing out of boggle the mind of petrify make someone's head spin bedevil obscure bedaze stick it to derange dull confusticate becloud confuscate set one thinking stick embarrass put off psych out make unclear leave aghast defeat boggle devastate knock out take by surprise metagrobolize benumb stop someone in their tracks boggle the mind throw for loop get at dizzy disorder screw up exercise worry involve tangle beset thicken complicate encumber jumble entangle awe hit take someone's breath away put out of action bring around knock over stumble muck ravel baulk perturb balk thwart besot mix you up snarl up muddy the waters knock senseless discomfit conquer unsettle alarm agitate disquiet trouble distress flurry distemper frighten unhinge discomfort frazzle discountenance undo alarum daunt jolt scare concern ail fuss derail hagride spook weird out freak out abash depress irk demoralize panic discourage irritate annoy render speechless bug demoralise dishearten terrify unbalance displease distort put someone off their stroke mess up convolute shatter afflict chill make uneasy disappoint foul up harass consternate foil needle knock for a loop disarrange dispirit put the wind up horrify gall unman intimidate affect pique appal terrorize sadden provoke make anxious snafu grieve intricate affright let down psych terrorise peeve oppress appall pother burn up pester anger stir up disenchant put into a flap throw into a tizz cause someone to lose their composure make waves cow garble deter defy deject move destroy embroil disorganize disrupt strike touch impress destabilize pain electrify prostrate destabilise dement twist sap make difficult craze nark overmaster swamp whelm crush make more difficult make complex plague hurt offend turn sicken hassle put one away wound make difficulties mire hack off fret fill with fear be beyond scare to death miff torment give a turn take your breath away muck up throw a curve knock over with feather distract from throw into a tizzy indispose scare stiff pull the rug from under make a scene snow under pull the rug out from under scare someone out of their wits set hurdles scare the pants off scare the bejesus out of give a hard time throw into a panic tick off scare the living daylights out of pick on throw into a blue funk muddle up lower mistake snooker outwit scramble ruin escape underwhelm overawe gobsmack stop dislocate spring on mortify subdue hinder bully browbeat make nervous fill with wonder fill with amazement make fretful down displace discommode rummage disarray excite pour cold water on throw cold water on jar traumatize gnaw at boggle someone's mind make speechless put away put out of countenance be too much for put at a loss scarify fright catch somebody off balance catch somebody unawares throw for a loop inconvenience cause to lose your bearings blind cause wonder upset apple cart put someone off their stride set someone back on their heels bedazzle throw into confusion take the wind out of your sails strike with awe take one's breath away spring something on blow someone's mind make your hair stand on end chill off frighten to death frighten the living daylights out of traumatise grind down greatly upset throw into uproar throw into disorder rouse outrage badger arouse intrude tire interfere rock the boat get on someone's wick incapacitate flip hurt somebody's feelings get someone bum out fire up wind up egg on get across turn on lay up flip out cramp give someone grief key up debilitate take breath away give a shock stir knock one's socks off be unbelievable blow one away dash disillusion chagrin put off one's stroke surpass challenge transfix disgruntle spellbind complex sophisticate complexify get in the way repel exceed withstand make emotional make a mess of render uncertain mislead misinform obnubilate madden repress immobilize scare witless fill with consternation louse up clog interrelate fold interweave multiply elaborate impede combine make intricate open can of worms add fuel to fire make complicated handicap interfuse infold render unintelligible snag wreck run circles around hit for six steamroller do in downgrade leave speechless sweep someone off their feet grind subordinate kill grate exasperate rile nettle aggravate strike terror into immobilise conceal misrepresent darken lead astray muddy up disarm beggar crack unstring frenzy loco hide rasp persecute gripe itch frost eat spite chafe scare silly put the fear of God into frighten the life out of put chill on fuzz taint tarnish color equivocate colour falsify torture rack stress ride uncalm undermine weaken enfeeble enervate anguish curse try harry hound agonize fuzz up nag injure strain set back drive you out of your mind agonise strap aggrieve dog break tantalize nit-pick tantalise prick push desolate harrow martyr cloud the issue throw a veil over throw up smoke screen muddy the waters of eat at arouse anxiety in make miserable do a number on be on one's case make wretched cause suffering to push buttons make it tough for weigh on cut up cause anguish to roil impose upon put out burn put on the spot dissatisfy inflame niggle

speculate conjecture guess surmise wonder hypothesise hypothesize muse suppose consider theorise theorize assume contemplate daresay deliberate imagine meditate postulate presume suspect suspicion cogitate think brainstorm cerebrate dope excogitate figure form theories guesstimate make suppositions pipe-dream ponder read reason reflect review ruminate scheme study weigh make guesses call it chew over dope out figure out head trip kick around psych out reflect on size up beat one's brains call the turn have a hunch hazard a guess read between lines build castles in air run it up flagpole think about mull over weigh up revolve brood entertain pore over think over question puzzle over debate perpend meditate on ruminate on dwell on turn over wrestle with pore on be in a brown study turn muse on brood over evaluate eye give thought to examine posit conceive roll brood on rack brains stew over put forward philosophize ruminate over philosophise appraise judge ruminate about cogitate on cogitate about suggest put on thinking cap hypothecate propose puzzle propound agonize agonize over moon deliberate about dream mull agonise worry about stew ask oneself be lost in thought speculate about mind noodle around brood about sweat over think out presuppose project say premise submit expect intellectualize analyze deliberate on give consideration to comprehend estimate rationalize take for granted discuss worry logicalize take as a hypothesis envision toy with daydream chew the cud ideate dwell debate with oneself consult percolate chew on look at analyse intellectualise meditate over rationalise argue wonder about have in mind put on one's thinking cap use one's head bat it around play around with pour it on sum up hammer away at think through give much thought to turn over in one's mind ask oneself about think hard talk over knock around give some thought to think on sort out beat one's brains out about run up a flagpole chew deliberate over moralize formulate blue-sky assess sermonize preach pronounce pontificate offer be indecisive woolgather admit consider the pros and cons of meditate upon acknowledge put on one's thinking cap about medidate upon understand propone broach formulate a theory form a theory discern lucubrate cudgel one's brains sleep on it concentrate apprehend process advance reflect about sermonise moralise predicate pore cool out take in aspire to ruminate upon think of picture reflect upon muse over anticipate ponder over ponder on envisage recollect feel nominate affirm choose select assert aver claim solicit query be lost in contemplation be in a reverie flash on inquire obsess play with trifle with flirt with enquire doubt fret mope repine languish over mope over grieve over sulk about fret about moon over ask yourself be inquisitive be curious kick about think idly about grieve be in brown study feel despondent about dwell upon gloom sweat out bleed eat one's heart out languish chafe inwardly sulk sigh lament eat your heart out think upon despond cudgel your brains appreciate resolve deduce infer argue the pros and cons of entertain the possibility of have thoughts about ratiocinate stop to consider take under consideration plan design purpose intend devise digest plot view engage in contemplation track think deeply entertain idea be in a thoughtful state say to oneself explore soul-search self-reflect look inward investigate research survey introspect self-question scrutinize probe compare enquire into look into scrutinise turn over in your mind take stock of go over monitor discover mull over things turn over in mind dissect peruse chew over things stew about bethink canvass experiment conduct research into dive into delve into chaw moot do research conduct a survey of converse take something under advisement support inspect uncover sense bring to light unearth mull something over chew the fat entertain the idea of rate sweat rehash eye up maintain deliberate upon make enquiries into harbour hold foster harbor hash over make inquiries into countenance cherish brook tolerate suffer conceive of NtRtain stargaze recognize heed recognise agree to approve of take into consideration stare into space keep in mind bear in mind bat around bat back and forth bat about allow yourself to consider space out zone out trip out tune out be inattentive be in cloud cuckoo land be in a trance have one's head in the clouds be miles away let one's thoughts wander be preoccupied be abstracted indulge in wool-gathering be delirious see image fantasy vision visualise fantasize fancy regard behold depicture visualize picture in one's mind's eye perceive fantasise conjure up an image of

pipe-dream pipe-dreamer pipe dreaming pipe dreams piped up piped up with pipe down piped music piped down piped pipe cleaners pipe cleaner