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What are ant dreams about?

Ants are small insects that live in colonies. The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about ant dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with ant dreams. These are the words that make ant dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of ant dreams can be illuminating about show ants affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example ant dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how ants in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that ant is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that ant is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, ant dreams have more insects than 99.5% of dream symbols, more eating and drinking than 95.4% of dream symbols, and more smelling than 86.7% of dream symbols. On the other hand, ant dreams have less family than 92.8% of dream symbols, less hearing than 91.3% of dream symbols, and less sadness than 91.3% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of ants have a striking lack of emotion in general. Emotion may be present in dreams of ants, but it may not be remarked upon. Alternatively, the emotion present in the dream might only a few emotions. Finally, dreams of ants has less movement than 90% of all dream symbols. Movement in dreams is interesting. It reflects action. Things change when things move. There might be reasons why dreams of ants have little movement. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of ants is different than dreams of ants in general.

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of dreams have ants

How common are ant dreams?

0.2% of dreams have the ants symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 450 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.

Identification

How are ant dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like ant. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and insects.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of ants?

Ants dreams are notable because they have substantially more magnifying glasses, beetles, Indonesia, general insects, Bahamas, infesting, wasps, lizard people, roaches, parasites in body, jackals than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of ants?

Ants do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into ant dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in ant dreams.

Who is in dreams of ants?

Who is in dreams of ants?

Dreams of ants are more related to animals and much more related to insects than dreams in general. They are less related to unnamed people, less related to strangers, and less related to peers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of ants?

What are the emotions in dreams of ants?

Ant dreams are more related to hatred than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, much less related to sadness, and less related to grief and sorrow.

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Where do dreams of ants take place?

Where do dreams of ants take place?

Ant dreams are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to human-made places.

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What happens in dreams of ants?

What happens in dreams of ants?

Ant dreams are more related to disasters and much more related to eating and drinking than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, much less related to friendly acts, and much less related to sex.

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How do dreams of ants related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of ants related to the type of dream it is?

Dreams of ants are more related to nightmares, more related to sleep paralysis, and more related to weird dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to recurring dreams, and less related to bad dreams.

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How do dreams of ants related the senses?

How do dreams of ants related the senses?

Ant dreams are more related to smelling than dreams in general. They are much less related to hearing and less related to touch.

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How can you make sense of ants in dreams?

Ant dreams are very uncommon. Among other things ant dreams are lacking emotions and lacking movement. Do you think this is true for your dream of ants? How might your dream of ants be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience ants in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about ants in dreams. See how you feel about ants now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of ant dreams

An interpretation of ant dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. The symbolism of ants is usually built around associations such as being busy, always on the move. Busy urban environments are compared to ant colonies because of the bustle and crowding. The symbolism can be built around other common associations with ants, such as self-sacrifice, carrying a big load, or resourcefulness. Ants can symbolize feeling like a cog in the machine, one worker among many. You feel that your uniqueness or individuality is not valued. An infestation of ants, or ant bites, can symbolize something that irritates you. It’s probably a small irritation or something you try to overlook, since ants are small creatures easily overlooked. See: Insects Along this line, ants can get into anything, and that association can be used to create symbolism related to an inability to keep something out of your life. It always finds a way back in. See also: Insects, Insects

Examples of dreams of ants

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of ant dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for ant dreams. Read at your own risk.

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