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
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
There aren’t any substantial architecture or urbanism ideas at play here, but there is a desperate attempt at marketing the services of both to an imagined audience of the young and very online.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
What happened next was a snowball effect – as small stray details were subsumed into a big imagined coverup by the White House.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
From hosting their own cooking shows, to forming a community cheer squad, to picking up painting and exhibiting their work, life at The Vi is a gateway to experiences many residents never even imagined.
—Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Around 2016, Gilligan imagined a basis for a story in which peace and solidarity suddenly swept the globe.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
While not fully autonomous in all situations, the Kayoibako-K concept is imagined with the ability to navigate itself to the doorstep to meet its driver, return itself to the parking lot or garage, and self-drive a specific route.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
That transformation, imagined through the journey of two brave young girls, completely captivated me.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
From the early tinkerers who first imagined electrical speech to the engineers who built continental cables, digital switching, satellites, and wireless networks, countless inventors have pushed the limits of how far and how fast a human voice can travel.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Occupying the final room were women of many ages and types who Baumeister imagined wearing her shoes.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
McCoy imagined a future career in advocacy.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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
There aren’t any substantial architecture or urbanism ideas at play here, but there is a desperate attempt at marketing the services of both to an imagined audience of the young and very online.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
What happened next was a snowball effect – as small stray details were subsumed into a big imagined coverup by the White House.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Interestingly, the designs Teddy had imagined were remarkably close to what is eventually revealed in the film.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
From hosting their own cooking shows, to forming a community cheer squad, to picking up painting and exhibiting their work, life at The Vi is a gateway to experiences many residents never even imagined.
—Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Around 2016, Gilligan imagined a basis for a story in which peace and solidarity suddenly swept the globe.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
While not fully autonomous in all situations, the Kayoibako-K concept is imagined with the ability to navigate itself to the doorstep to meet its driver, return itself to the parking lot or garage, and self-drive a specific route.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
That transformation, imagined through the journey of two brave young girls, completely captivated me.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
From the early tinkerers who first imagined electrical speech to the engineers who built continental cables, digital switching, satellites, and wireless networks, countless inventors have pushed the limits of how far and how fast a human voice can travel.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Occupying the final room were women of many ages and types who Baumeister imagined wearing her shoes.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
McCoy imagined a future career in advocacy.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagined
Adjective
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In those meetings, our would-be bosses told us to make mock phone calls to prospective clients to gauge our ability to convince strangers about the merit of an imaginary product.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each one was built by a Ramona family, less to keep away any errant birds from imaginary crops at the Grange parking lot, but more to celebrate fall and enjoy a family collaboration.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Today’s America is starting to look like the one Eric Rudolph envisioned.—
John Archibald,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rail Creek, located at 6103 Woodland, has been envisioned as a bike-centric park with a variety of trails and play elements for all ages.—
Debra Skodack,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The fire is thought to have originated from natural causes.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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While rapper GloRilla was performing, someone in the audience threw an object thought to be a bottle at the stage.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
3 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
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Nelson may have guessed correctly on the president digging his heels into tariffs seven years on from his first term, but the taxes may not be around for much longer.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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First, and perhaps most obvious, the fictional thriller draws inspiration from the Manson Family's home invasion and murder of Sharon Tate and her friends, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger and Wojciech Frykowski, as well as Steven Parent, who was visiting the home's caretaker.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Heart of the Ocean may be fictional, but its legend feels real—modeled loosely on the Hope Diamond.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Listening to Jimmy tell stories about Tennessee Williams, Hemingway’s writing, Captain Tony’s, Shel Silverstein, the characters who lived, fished, dreamed and smuggled there, time dissolved and the mythic Key West came to life.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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This sort of commercial imagery has accomplished something truly new, something the CORONA engineers could only have dreamed about.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Schuster said the Fujian is more likely a stepping stone, and China’s next carrier, the Type 004, on which early construction is believed to have begun, will incorporate lessons learned from it.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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De Silva, police noted, was an innocent bystander who was not involved in the quarrel and was not believed to have been the target.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Parekh noted on the call, this outlook assumed no change in global tariff rates or policies and no change in the macroeconomic outlook, which has been worsening.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Essayli assumed the position on April 2, which meant his term would have expired on July 31.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Imagined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagined. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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