Synonyms of fancying

fancying

verb

present participle of fancy

1

as in imagining

to form a mental picture of

try to fancy, if you can, our mother on an elephant when she was touring India

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagining
• seeing
• envisioning
• dreaming
• picturing
• conceiving
• fantasizing
• envisaging
• visualizing
• featuring
• contemplating
• fantasying
• planning
• conjuring (up)
• visioning
• conceiting
• imaging
• recreating
• daydreaming
• ideating
• hallucinating
• pondering
• reflecting
• musing
• reliving
• ruminating
• foreseeing
• inventing
• reminiscing
• projecting
• concocting
• meditating
• stargazing
• re-creating
• manufacturing
• prefiguring
• making up
• fabricating

2

as in enjoying

to take pleasure in

the teacher didn't fancy the idea of failing the student, even if he was the class clown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enjoying
• liking
• loving
• relishing
• savouring
• admiring
• savoring
• revelling (in)
• taking to
• rejoicing (in)
• getting off (on)
• adoring
• grooving (on)
• going for
• delighting (in)
• appreciating
• digging
• reveling (in)
• worshiping
• getting a charge out of
• revering
• getting a kick out of
• having a soft spot for
• valuing
• venerating
• preferring
• being partial to
• cherishing
• worshipping
• drinking (in)
• devouring
• idolizing
• treasuring
• eating (up)
• feasting (on)
• prizing
• doting (on)
• indulging (in)
• favoring
• wallowing (in)
• luxuriating (in)
• cottoning (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• disliking
• detesting
• abhorring
• loathing
• despising
• condemning
• scorning
• abominating