as in illusion
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
a monster in the closet would not have been the first chimera that the boy had seen in his mind's eye
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of chimera
Sing Sing may be an awkward chimera of a film, combining vibrant source material with synthetic attempts to serve as a star vehicle, but its insistence on the healing capacity of art is enough to soften the hardest of hearts.
—
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 July 2024
The chimera of another righteous military triumph cannot fix what ails the United States.
—Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
Yet, the reality is starkly different: Such a formula is a chimera.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The miraculous, revolutionary returns from AI are very likely to remain a chimera.
—Daron Acemoglu, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for chimera 
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 July 2024
The chimera of another righteous military triumph cannot fix what ails the United States.
—Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
Yet, the reality is starkly different: Such a formula is a chimera.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The miraculous, revolutionary returns from AI are very likely to remain a chimera.
—Daron Acemoglu, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for chimera
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimera
Noun
-
On Washington Week With The Atlantic, George Packer joins Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss his recent reporting on the Democratic Party’s illusions and the future of American politics.The Editors, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
-
As bitcoin matures, its volatility is likely to settle, leaving behind an asset whose long-term stability is built on solid fundamentals, not illusions of control.Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Mercurial, vengeful and fixated on forming a safe space for Mormons, Brigham Young stops at nothing to see his dream realized.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
-
Fall asleep and dream about being slowly forced, as if by some mechanized peristalsis, through the digestive tract of a huge synthetic worm that then deposits me into a lightless industrial kitchen.Jay Katsir, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Backlist sales soared, especially with romance and fantasy authors like Colleen Hoover and Sarah J. Maas.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
-
Opening outside of the top 10 at the domestic weekend box office is the Robbie Williams fantasy music biopic Different Man, which opened in 1,291 theaters nationwide.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Its juicy cheeseburgers and sweet, sticky Hershey's brand milkshakes and sundaes were the stuff of daydreams.Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
-
These are features that California daydreams are made of, and this emergent scene is luring visitors to an outpost 70 miles southeast of downtown San Diego.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
California Wildfire Live Updates: Strong Winds Expected Today—Death Toll Reaches 16 Strategic vision is key to Day’s approach.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
-
From aesthetic accuracy to functional integrity, the team at Clone must constantly balance artistic vision with engineering precision.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Around Syria, this delusion has become impossible to sustain.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
-
Then there are productions like Severance, the Apple TV+ show, where midcentury-modern design is used as a symbol for delusion and conformity.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near chimera
Cite this Entry
“Chimera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimera. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share