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
The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
The campaign, which started in 2024, is part of the zoo's overall goal to fund a world-class aquarium, a larger education center and a re-imagined butterfly garden at the Great Plains Zoo campus.
—Shelly Conlon, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 17 Mar. 2026
Paintings around the room place the sculptures in imagined settings, and some scenes are accompanied by silhouetted figures, which act as a conduit for the viewer to project themself into the dreamscape of a past world or bizarre future.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 11 Mar. 2026
Humans Must Stay in the Driver’s Seat William’s question was never hypothetical nor an imagined coup.
—Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
The imagined audience in his head disappeared.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 8 Mar. 2026
However, because of its relatively remote location, lack of infrastructure, and the economic realities of the time, the imagined city never came to fruition.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2026
They’d been drawn by the pay, but also by a sense of altruism and imagined kinship.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
An exhibit showcasing a Colorado treasure has been re-imagined.
—Anna Alejo, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
From forming a community cheer squad to picking up painting, life at The Vi opens up experiences many residents never even imagined.
—Vi At Aventura, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
That power was built up over centuries partly to compensate for the humiliation, subjugation, and grievous bondage of Russia’s history, real and imagined.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Lawrence’s art often served as a stage for place-making, for spaces both real and imagined.
—Michael Lobel, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
The running backs might be better than imagined after Emmett Johnson’s departure left a group with minimal experience.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
From this, Maurer imagined an elegant approach to making building materials and food at the same time.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
At the time, few could have imagined the path ahead.
—Cody J Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Another thing Theresa DeMaria couldn’t have imagined in her 20s?
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The title track is simply a recitation of imagined Spotify playlists, and once the joke lands we’re not left with much.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
The campaign, which started in 2024, is part of the zoo's overall goal to fund a world-class aquarium, a larger education center and a re-imagined butterfly garden at the Great Plains Zoo campus.
—Shelly Conlon, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 17 Mar. 2026
Paintings around the room place the sculptures in imagined settings, and some scenes are accompanied by silhouetted figures, which act as a conduit for the viewer to project themself into the dreamscape of a past world or bizarre future.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 11 Mar. 2026
Humans Must Stay in the Driver’s Seat William’s question was never hypothetical nor an imagined coup.
—Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
The imagined audience in his head disappeared.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 8 Mar. 2026
However, because of its relatively remote location, lack of infrastructure, and the economic realities of the time, the imagined city never came to fruition.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2026
They’d been drawn by the pay, but also by a sense of altruism and imagined kinship.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
An exhibit showcasing a Colorado treasure has been re-imagined.
—Anna Alejo, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
Dan Fiorito imagined the Yankees’ home opener days in advance.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
From forming a community cheer squad to picking up painting, life at The Vi opens up experiences many residents never even imagined.
—Vi At Aventura, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
That power was built up over centuries partly to compensate for the humiliation, subjugation, and grievous bondage of Russia’s history, real and imagined.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Lawrence’s art often served as a stage for place-making, for spaces both real and imagined.
—Michael Lobel, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
The running backs might be better than imagined after Emmett Johnson’s departure left a group with minimal experience.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
From this, Maurer imagined an elegant approach to making building materials and food at the same time.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
At the time, few could have imagined the path ahead.
—Cody J Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Another thing Theresa DeMaria couldn’t have imagined in her 20s?
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagined
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Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Following Christopher Columbus’ first voyage, the rulers of Portugal and Spain, by the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), partitioned the non-Christian world between them by an imaginary line in the Atlantic, 370 leagues (about 1,300 miles) west of the Cape Verde Islands.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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As envisioned, the mission will test the spacecraft before eventually enabling weeklong lunar stays.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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As someone who once envisioned a future as a rock star, long hair felt like part of the uniform.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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How many average people have once thought about harming ourselves or others?—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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At first, Sacramento County Sheriff’s dispatcher Leslie Beach thought the call was a code 211 robbery-in-progress.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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After the comedians guessed that she was canned from a restaurant or retail job, Fineman revealed the truth.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
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Foster said a few people correctly guessed the breed combination.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The two bonded over Crane’s adoration of the 1930s fictional detective Nero Wolfe and the formative subject of their fathers.—
Annie Vainshtein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Getting cleared of a gruesome crime has boosted his social cache in his upper-class neighborhood of Westmont Village, a fictional New York suburb.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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England, who spent years working in hospitality, as well as in retail management, has dreamed of opening her own place for years and spent two years preparing Kaos by obtaining permits, a liquor license, preparing the kitchen and thoughtfully decorating.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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While there has always been a thriving industry of paranoid books and films, modern conspiracism has avenues of distribution and incentive that Cold War cranks and 19th-century pamphleteers could have only dreamed of.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The tanker is believed to have carried approximately 9,000 gallons of gasoline during the crash.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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The researchers believed that superior hardware was being reserved for profit-generating activities.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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And even those who do own their own home aren’t immune—taxes, energy bills, and grocery prices have all surged, quietly eroding the financial cushion many assumed would last decades.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Johan assumed Zack would be going to prison for a long time.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Imagined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagined. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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