fantasy world

noun

A fictional world in literature, film, etc., involving unreal elements such as magic.

“If she thinks she can become President, she's living in a fantasy world!”

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phantasy worldfairyland
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Meanings

nounfantasy world (plural fantasy worlds)

plural fantasy worlds

  1. A fictional world in literature, film, etc., involving unreal elements such as magic.
  2. A person's unrealistic individual notions of the real world.

    If she thinks she can become President, she's living in a fantasy world!

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomething existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)

Similar
phantasy worldfairyland
Broader
fantasyphantasy
Also see
fairylandsecondary world

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

fantasy world. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantasy%20world

MLA

“fantasy world.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantasy%20world. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fantasy world,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantasy%20world.

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