Synonyms of imagining

imagining 1 of 2

noun

as in theory

Related Words

• theory
• assumption
• hypothesis
• speculation
• conjecture
• presumption
• thought
• supposition
• thesis
• concept
• presupposition
• prejudice
• conception
• predetermination
• bias
• notion
• image
• favor
• picture
• partiality
• preconception
• prejudgment
• prepossession

Dissimilar Words

• objectivity
• detachment
• neutrality
• impartiality
• open-mindedness
• unbiasedness

imagining

2 of 2

verb

present participle of imagine

1

as in envisioning

to form a mental picture of

she was determined to have the wedding that she had always imagined

Synonyms & Similar Words

• envisioning
• picturing
• seeing
• dreaming
• visualizing
• conceiving
• fantasizing
• contemplating
• envisaging
• featuring
• fancying
• planning
• visioning
• fantasying
• imaging
• conjuring (up)
• conceiting
• daydreaming
• ideating
• pondering
• reflecting
• hallucinating
• reliving
• foreseeing
• projecting
• inventing
• musing
• ruminating
• reminiscing
• concocting
• meditating
• stargazing
• re-creating
• manufacturing
• prefiguring
• fabricating
• making up

2

as in thinking

to have as an opinion

I imagine that's true, but you still have to prove it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinking
• believing
• guessing
• considering
• figuring
• feeling
• supposing
• deeming
• conceiving
• perceiving
• judging
• holding
• assuming
• regarding
• allowing
• viewing
• reckoning
• esteeming
• accepting
• relying
• depending
• presuming
• trusting
• concluding
• inferring
• presupposing
• deducing
• surmising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• doubting
• suspecting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• disbelieving
• mistrusting
• discrediting

3

as in guessing

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

I imagine things will change rapidly once we begin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guessing
• assuming
• supposing
• thinking
• suspecting
• presuming
• speculating
• conjecturing
• surmising
• believing
• suspicioning
• inferring
• deducing
• daresaying
• concluding
• hypothesizing
• expecting
• theorizing
• gathering
• conceiving
• judging
• hypothecating
• reckoning
• taking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishing
• proving
• documenting
• demonstrating
• determining
• learning
• validating
• ascertaining
• substantiating
• finding out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imagining

Noun

The process of imagining, crafting and playing has become just as important as the finished structures themselves. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Like the assignment by the man’s most brilliant student or the Oedipus trilogy, which was performed in Athens’s outdoor theaters in the fifth century BCE, Helen of Nowhere will end up transforming the man at its center beyond his imagining. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

This 1787 imagining, by architect and designer Felice Soave and Giocondo Albertolli, was the setting for a love affair between Giuditta Cantù Turino, the frescoist Appiano’s great-niece, and Vincenzo Bellini, Italy’s most romantic and melodramatic operatic composer. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Parsons was already deeply enmeshed in imagining, and visualizing, strange new worlds online. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026

The most tangible example is the Magic Pointer, a re-imagining of the cursor. — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

The classical re-imagining of Mellon Collie was unveiled last November at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2026

Full Moon isn’t all force; in Brandy’s imagining, the record would serve as an exploration of an entire relationship, and fittingly the love songs here shine. — Jackson Howard, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2026

Article continues below Maul is a dirtier, grungier imagining of the Star Wars universe, leaning into the darker moments of shows like The Clone Wars and Rebels. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026

Verb

And although White died in 2021 at age 99, Bertinelli says her presence continues to be felt, imagining exactly what her friend would have done as a guest on the pod. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Not quite even for hardcore devotees of his deep cuts, given his penchant for re-imagining and genre-bending his back catalogue during live performances. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Hyo and his fellow producers began by scouting manga artists over social media and commissioning some 200 pieces of concept art imagining the Vapor’s possible forms. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

With this in mind, NATO ran an exercise in June imagining drones detonating as a ship enters the port. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026

Designers have already sketched their answers for WWD, imagining everything from grand couture ballgowns to more unexpected takes on the singer’s bridal era. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026

An important way of preventing harm is by crash-testing best ideas about AI applications and openly imagining the worst things that can happen. — Dipesh Navsaria, The Conversation, 29 June 2026

Brock Akil did a similar exercise while writing, imagining the entire story through the eyes of flawed secondary characters. — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026

As the search continued, humorous posts imagining where Gracie might show up next spread across social media. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026