a world of make-believe

noun phrase

: an unreal world : a state of believing things that are not true
He has been living in a world of make-believe.

Examples of a world of make-believe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
My caption for the photographs returned the reader to what is the work of fiction, a certain play, creating a world of make-believe. Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024 Fantasyland Fantasia might seem like a world of make-believe, but the dangers are all too real when the Nothing threatens the realm of enchantment. Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 22 June 2023

Browse Nearby Entries

AWP
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“A world of make-believe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20world%20of%20make-believe. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!