make-believe world

Frequency: 6.85.2 per million words

Used to describe a world that is imaginary or pretended.

make-believemake-believe + NOUN

Categories:

world

Examples (10)

  • Children often live in a make-believe world of their own creation.
  • The author spent years crafting every detail of his make-believe world.
  • Reading fantasy novels allows me to escape into a make-believe world.
  • She retreated into a make-believe world to cope with her loneliness.
  • The movie set was designed to look like a magical make-believe world.
  • It can be difficult for young kids to distinguish between reality and a make-believe world.
  • They spent the whole afternoon playing in a make-believe world of knights and dragons.
  • Modern video games offer players a highly immersive make-believe world.
  • The artist's paintings depict a surreal make-believe world filled with strange creatures.
  • As we grow older, we often lose the ability to inhabit a make-believe world.