ENVISAGING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in imaging

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verb

present participle of envisage

as in imagining

to form a mental picture of I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard

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Recent Examples of envisaging

Verb

Swift, who was deeply learned, was envisaging a nightmare world in which reading and writing — the essential foundation of wit and wisdom — are replaced by a flashy simulation of human knowledge. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Gufram and Snarkitecture’s Sculpted Mirror In envisaging the Sculpted Mirror for Gufram, Snarkitecture founders designers Alex Mustonen and Daniel Arsham carefully studied the theme of reflective surfaces. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisaging

Noun

Magnetic resonance imaging has also profoundly influenced how researchers understand the brain.

— Kimberlee D'Ardenne, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
The clinical and benefits information existed, and so did the imaging options.

— Prashanthi Nuthi, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of imaging

Verb

Maybe that difficulty in imagining the sport’s death, like imagining the end of capitalism, comes from living in the present.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
The movement was organized around imagining how stillness could operate according to human rights policies.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of imagining

Noun

The Dispatcher’s Dilemma Traditionally, passenger assistance dispatching has relied on static shift plans, two-way radios and basic visualization tools.

— Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Agents also targeted Data USA later that month trying to get visualization data about the University of Iowa.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of visualization

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At the foot of the Washington Monument, Americans and Brits took turns envisioning how the United States will look in 250 years.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Could this explain why so many of our most reputable creatives are exploring what was once peripheral, spoken of with disbelief, and envisioning it as another possible dimension of existence?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of envisioning

Noun

Researchers in the United States are working with partners from industry to develop new EUV lithography materials that will enable the fabrication of smaller, faster, higher-density chips at the scale of just a few atoms.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Farley said some battery-equipment maintenance is closer to work found in semiconductor fabrication than in a traditional auto plant.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of fabrication

Noun

Films today tend to err on the side of length in a way that can feel like fiction being distended.

— Elissa Suh, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Since then, she’s produced and/or directed numerous fiction releases, as well as memoirs by the likes of Diane Keaton and Prince Harry.

— Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fiction

Verb

Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, the royal spoke at the same gathering, against a backdrop of cell phone lock screens picturing children whose mental health had been affected by social media.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

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