Synonyms for pipe dream
pipe dream

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1. pipe dream, dreamnoun

   a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)

   "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"

   Synonyms:
   dreaming, dream, aspiration, ambition

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1. Marianne Williamson:

   Turning love into a political force is not a pipe dream; it is simply a choice.

2. Amy Klobuchar:

   I think we owe it to the American people to tell them where to send the invoice, the difference between a plan and a pipe dream is something you can actually get done.

3. Emin Gun Sirer:

   Is it a pipe dream to expect to be able to build a currency system that is completely decentralized and free of any control whatsoever? The short answer to that is yes, but that's not what anyone should have expected anyway.

4. Amy Klobuchar:

   The difference between a plan and a pipe dream is something that you can actually get done, at least Bernie is being honest here and saying how he's going to pay for this -- and that taxes are going to go up.

5. Greg McBride:

   The idea that lenders are not going to pass this along to the consumer is a pipe dream, this is essentially an additional tax levied on the merchandise that will be passed on to the consumer. It is Fannie and Freddie reaching into the borrower's pockets.