What is another word for wishful thinking?
Pronunciation:
[ wˈɪʃfə͡l θˈɪŋkɪŋ], [ wˈɪʃfəl θˈɪŋkɪŋ], [ w_ˈɪ_ʃ_f_əl θ_ˈɪ_ŋ_k_ɪ_ŋ]
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Synonyms for Wishful thinking:
n.
• belief that wishes become reality (noun) • cognition (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun) • pipe dream (noun)Other synonyms:
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- idea,
- commitment,
- faith,
- philosophy,
- thought,
- concept,
- principle,
- ideal.
- overreaching,
- subterfuge,
- unreality,
- fallacy,
- defense mechanism,
- Swindling,
- overcredulity,
- deceptiveness,
- overcompensation,
- Tricking,
- dissociation,
- Bluffing,
- victimization,
- negativism,
- dupery,
- substitution,
- ideality,
- idealism,
- trickiness,
- hallucination,
- flimflammery,
- romance,
- resistance,
- isolation,
- wish-fulfillment fantasy,
- fallaciousness,
- withdrawal,
- wishfulness,
- entrapment,
- fond illusion,
- wistful eye,
- alienation,
- falseness,
- credulity,
- entanglement,
- Phantasm,
- displacement,
- flimflam,
- enmeshment,
- song and dance,
- wish fulfillment,
- romanticism,
- compensation,
- nostalgia,
- autism,
- rash conviction,
- sublimation,
- utopianism,
- daydreaming,
- impracticality,
- flight of fancy,
- play of fancy,
- blame-shifting,
- flight,
- spoofing,
- idealization,
- wistfulness,
- credulousness,
- Deceiving,
- fantasizing,
- unrealism,
- trustfulness,
- hoodwinking,
- Defrauding,
- infatuation,
- fondness,
- daydream,
- calculated deception,
- mirage,
- decompensation,
- bamboozlement,
- Quixotry,
- dotage,
- quixotism,
- Visionariness,
- deception,
- outwitting,
- circumvention,
- autistic thinking,
- rationalization,
- escape mechanism,
- Conning,
- Kidding,
- avoidance mechanism,
- vision,
- ensnarement,
- escapism,
- snow job,
- delusiveness,
- projection,
- Dreamery,
- befooling,
- escape,
- Fooling.
How to use "Wishful thinking" in context?
When we think of wishful thinking, we might envision an overly optimistic individual who is constantly looking for the best in everything. In reality, wishful thinking can have a much wider impact on our lives and can have a positive or negative effect.
When we are motivated by hope, we are more likely to take action and achieve our goals. However, when we rely too much on our wishes, we can Allow our hopes to become our reality, which can be detrimental to our personal and professional lives.
Wishful thinking can also lead to distorted thinking, in which we are not able to see the situation for what it is.
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