fantasize
verb
fan·ta·size
ˈfan-tə-ˌsīz 
fantasized; fantasizing
: to indulge in reverie : to create or develop imaginative and often fantastic views or ideas
… doing things I'd fantasized about in my sheltered childhood.—
Diane Arbus
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: to portray in the mind : fancy
likes to fantasize herself as very wealthy
Examples of fantasize in a Sentence
She fantasized that she had won a million dollars.
all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury
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The busboy, Oscar, fantasizes about slathering honey over Kelce's bared chest as he is tied to a pole, leaving him to be eaten by a bear.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
People love to fantasize about clothes, to imagine what their own bodies might feel like encased in finery or outfitted in some outré style.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
In the weeks after learning about their Michelin status, Tina fantasizes about her new life as the Chef de cuisine with her husband beside her (played by the actor’s real-life husband David Zayas).
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Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
26 June 2026
Simply fantasizing about professional wins, or waiting on a boss to hand over big opportunities, is a fool’s errand to move up the corporate totem pole.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
People love to fantasize about clothes, to imagine what their own bodies might feel like encased in finery or outfitted in some outré style.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
In the weeks after learning about their Michelin status, Tina fantasizes about her new life as the Chef de cuisine with her husband beside her (played by the actor’s real-life husband David Zayas).
—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
26 June 2026
Simply fantasizing about professional wins, or waiting on a boss to hand over big opportunities, is a fool’s errand to move up the corporate totem pole.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fantasize
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“Fantasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fantasize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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fantasize
verb
fan·ta·size
variants
or British fantasise
fantasized or British fantasised; fantasizing or British fantasising
: to portray in the mind by fantasy
likes to fantasize herself as very famous
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