as in imaginary
not real and existing only in the imagination
got needlessly upset about imagined dangers
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as in envisioned
to form a mental picture of
she was determined to have the wedding that she had always imagined
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as in thought
to have as an opinion
I imagine that's true, but you still have to prove it
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as in guessed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I imagine things will change rapidly once we begin
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Recent Examples of imagined
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Yet politicians often effectively leverage fears to garner votes, and companies routinely market unnecessary products that promise protection from imagined or exaggerated harms.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
On the surface, the glorious black-and-white concoction, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last May, tells the (mostly imagined) story of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s epoch-defining 1960 movie, Breathless.
—Tomris Laffly, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The rules of fiction require me to do this indirectly, constructing a narrator—whether a character or an imagined voice—to deliver the text at hand.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the use of photographs induces a nostalgia for an imagined time before photography existed?
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
His head began bobbing to an imagined beat.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The Haas Brothers playful sculptures of real and imagined creatures never fail to amuse and confound.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Those comments gave Marble an unforgettable chorus of imagined dialogue.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
His Lampe Arche, made to order in France of aluminum and glass, feels a bit like a mooring post as imagined by a yacht designer, thanks to its gleaming surface.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
The girls, now 15, were set to compete in a cheerleading competition in Corpus Christi — a milestone their parents couldn't have quite imagined back in 2016.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Society insisted that women were the dependents of men, and working women were conveniently imagined as wives and daughters earning pocket money to purchase lace doilies for their dressing tables.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Thomas Schelling — writing long before cell phones and text messages — imagined an example where traveling companions in an unfamiliar city get separated.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
Progress has been better than many imagined, but also too slow to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
With eight lengthy tracks on the album and a few others slated for the live show, the songs are re-imagined rather than strictly covered.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Interestingly, the designs Teddy had imagined were remarkably close to what is eventually revealed in the film.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Both blend horrific imagery in the real and imagined world, however.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Yet politicians often effectively leverage fears to garner votes, and companies routinely market unnecessary products that promise protection from imagined or exaggerated harms.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
On the surface, the glorious black-and-white concoction, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last May, tells the (mostly imagined) story of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s epoch-defining 1960 movie, Breathless.
—Tomris Laffly, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The rules of fiction require me to do this indirectly, constructing a narrator—whether a character or an imagined voice—to deliver the text at hand.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the use of photographs induces a nostalgia for an imagined time before photography existed?
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
His head began bobbing to an imagined beat.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The Haas Brothers playful sculptures of real and imagined creatures never fail to amuse and confound.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Those comments gave Marble an unforgettable chorus of imagined dialogue.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
But in today’s world of digital creators, those seeking fame face competition in a way Khan’s generation never could have imagined.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
His Lampe Arche, made to order in France of aluminum and glass, feels a bit like a mooring post as imagined by a yacht designer, thanks to its gleaming surface.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
The girls, now 15, were set to compete in a cheerleading competition in Corpus Christi — a milestone their parents couldn't have quite imagined back in 2016.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Society insisted that women were the dependents of men, and working women were conveniently imagined as wives and daughters earning pocket money to purchase lace doilies for their dressing tables.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Thomas Schelling — writing long before cell phones and text messages — imagined an example where traveling companions in an unfamiliar city get separated.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
Progress has been better than many imagined, but also too slow to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
With eight lengthy tracks on the album and a few others slated for the live show, the songs are re-imagined rather than strictly covered.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Interestingly, the designs Teddy had imagined were remarkably close to what is eventually revealed in the film.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagined
Adjective
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One way to represent a complex number like a + ib is as a point on a plane, where a is the position on the x-axis (which can be thought of as the real number line) and b is the position on an imaginary y-axis.—
Daniel Garisto,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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For example, the tests measure AI’s ability to fix inconsistencies in customer invoices Excel spreadsheets for an imaginary sales analyst role, or AI’s ability to create a full production schedule for a 60-second video shoot for an imaginary video producer.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Running Fence was envisioned as a fabric-laden fence that would traverse Sonoma and Marin counties in Northern California to the sea, crossing roads, highways, and private property.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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After building renovations that proved more time consuming than initially envisioned, Mayor's Restaurant has finally opened in downtown Waukesha, transforming a former steakhouse into a trendier eatery.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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In contrast, the north-pole was thought to be geologically inactive.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Experts have long thought auditory hallucinations arise from a person perceiving their inner thoughts or speech as real voices coming from the outside world.—
Hannah Seo,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 2025
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Nineteenth-century reporters could be extremely casual with facts and guessed at the spelling of names.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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After the album dropped, Jason spoke with Travis, 35, about the song on their New Heights podcast — and guessed at what tree his own manhood would be.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Anmore and Fort Langley — to make up the fictional community.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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SpringHill’s involvement signals a likely retention of the original’s format, with real sports stars playing themselves as clients of the fictional sports agency.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The music career Luke Bell had dreamed about, and chased from the family ranch through Austin, New Orleans, and Nashville, was starting to feel real.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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This is not the America our parents and grandparents dreamt of.—
Grace Meng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At the time, the FBI said the hackers responsible belonged to criminal group Darkside, believed to be based in Russia.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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More recently, Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing populist who assumed office in 2019, got along famously with the similarly minded Trump during the last two years of the American president’s first term.—
Ron Kampeas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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When preparing to host Thanksgiving, it's assumed that hand towels are going to be a necessity in both the kitchen, powder room, and guest bathrooms.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Imagined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagined. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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