10
daydreamer
5
dream(noun, vision, delusion, hallucination, nightmare)
4
phantom(noun, imagination, delusion, unreality)
3
apparition
3
bubble
3
ghost(noun, shade, spook, spectre, specter)
3
ignis fatuus
3
imagery
3
phantasm
3
surreal
3
will-o'-the-wisp
3
wishful thinking
2
hope(noun, feeling, desire, faith, anticipation)
2
insanity
1
card trick
1
chimera
1
daydream
1
delusion
1
fantasm
1
fantasy
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