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Synonyms for fancy

expensive

wish for

Synonyms

be attracted to

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suppose

fancy yourself

Synonyms

  • think you are God's gift
  • have a high opinion of yourself
  • think you are the cat's whiskers

take a fancy to something or someone

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  • start liking
  • like
  • want
  • be fond of
  • hanker after
  • have a partiality for
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Synonyms for fancy

the power of the mind to form images

an impulsive, often illogical turn of mind

a desire for a particular thing or activity

the passionate affection and desire felt by lovers for each other

complexly detailed

catering to, used by, or admitting only the wealthy or socially superior

to find agreeable

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Synonyms for fancy

something many people believe that is false

a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination

a predisposition to like something

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have a fancy or particular liking or desire for

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not plain

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