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imagine

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of imagine

1 to form a mental picture of
  • she was determined to have the wedding that she had always imagined
Synonyms of imagine

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

daydream, stargaze

hallucinate

re-create, reflect, relive, reminisce

contemplate, meditate, muse, ponder, ruminate

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

foresee, prefigure
2 to have as an opinion
  • I imagine thatʼs true, but you still have to prove it
Synonyms of imagine

allow [chiefly Southern & Midland], believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess, hold, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], suppose, think
Words Related to imagine

regard, view

accept, perceive

depend, rely, trust

assume, presume, presuppose, surmise

conclude, deduce, infer
Near Antonyms of imagine

distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect

disbelieve, discredit, reject
3 to form an opinion from little or no evidence
  • I imagine things will change rapidly once we begin
Synonyms of imagine

assume, conjecture, daresay, guess, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect, suspicion [chiefly dialect]
Words Related to imagine

conclude, deduce, gather, infer

hypothecate, hypothesize, theorize

believe, conceive, expect, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], take, think
Near Antonyms of imagine

demonstrate, document, establish, prove, substantiate, validate

ascertain, determine, find out, learn

Synonym Discussion of imagine

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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