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envisage

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of envisage

to form a mental picture of

  • Iʼm trying to envisage you on a surfboard
Synonyms of envisage

conceit [chiefly dialect], conceive, conjure (up), dream, envision, fancy, fantasize, fantasy, feature, ideate, image, imagine, picture, see, vision, visualize
Words Related to envisage

daydream, stargaze

hallucinate

re-create, reflect, relive, reminisce

contemplate, meditate, muse, ponder, ruminate

concoct, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, plan, project

foresee, prefigure

Synonym Discussion of envisage

think, conceive, imagine, fancy, realize, envisage, envision mean to form an idea of. think implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration or reflection.
    • I just thought of a good joke
conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design.
    • conceived of a new marketing approach
imagine stresses a visualization.
    • imagine you're at the beach
fancy suggests an imagining often unrestrained by reality but spurred by desires.
    • fancied himself a super athlete
realize stresses a grasping of the significance of what is conceived or imagined.
    • realized the enormity of the task ahead
envisage and envision imply a conceiving or imagining that is especially clear or detailed.
    • envisaged a totally computerized operation
    • envisioned a cure for the disease

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