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phantasy vs wishful thinking

wishful thinking vs phantasy

phantasy and wishful thinking both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phantasy Yes No No No
wishful thinking Yes No No No
As nouns, wishful thinking is a hyponym of phantasy; that is, wishful thinking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phantasy:
  • phantasy: something many people believe that is false
  • wishful thinking: the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
Other hyponyms of phantasy include bubble, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp.
phantasy (noun) wishful thinking (noun)
imagination unrestricted by reality the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
something many people believe that is false
fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
Difference between phantasy and wishful thinking

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