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dreamy

[dree-mee] / ˈdri mi /
ADJECTIVE
illusory, romantic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fanciful introspective nightmarish otherworldly pensive quixotic utopian whimsical
WEAK
abstracted astral chimerical daydreaming excellent fantastic idealistic imaginary immaterial impractical intangible introvertive lulling marvelous misty musing mythical out of this world phantasmagoric phantasmagorical preoccupied relaxing shadowy soothing speculative unreal unsubstantial vague visionary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
real
WEAK
horrible terrible unromantic

Example Sentences

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It feels dreamy to imagine a 67-year-old tragedy resolving itself in this way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

But that dreamy feeling is doubled for American filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

A dreamy dance sequence in the Hollywood hills can be as moving as a quiet conversation between a mother and her son.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

No deliberate cruelty wounds this dreamy girl, only carelessness and the cataclysm of her mother’s death, which signals “the last day of childhood.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The dreamy memories washed over her: the sound of her godmother's voice waking the bottle tree with her song, Southern tree, find the breeze.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton