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wishful thinking vs phantasy

phantasy vs wishful thinking

wishful thinking and phantasy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wishful thinking Yes No No No
phantasy Yes No No No
As nouns, phantasy is a hypernym of wishful thinking; that is, phantasy is a word with a broader meaning than wishful thinking:
  • wishful thinking: the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
  • phantasy: something many people believe that is false
Other hypernyms of wishful thinking include fancy, fantasy, illusion.
wishful thinking (noun) phantasy (noun)
the illusion that what you wish for is actually true imagination unrestricted by reality
something many people believe that is false
fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
Difference between wishful thinking and phantasy

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