IMAGINED Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

imagined 1 of 2

adjective

as in imaginary

not real and existing only in the imagination got needlessly upset about imagined dangers

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imagined

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verb

past tense of imagine

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

Adjective

And this year’s menu reflects some through-the-years favorites, including some that have been re-imagined. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Excess doorways were removed and replaced with new casework—the removal of some doorways allowed some spaces to be re-imagined, creating reading nooks or quiet collaboration spaces. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The thing is, whale songs are not necessarily about death, but about loss of identity — as an imagined mother, as a person with hopes for what life may hold. — Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 An imagined 2014 case involving State Farm was cited to convince a judge that the company was, ultimately, not responsible for covering all the damage to the plaintiff’s home. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Anemoia is essentially an imagined memory, a longing built from movies, photographs, and secondhand stories rather than lived experience. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 The transition from republic to autocracy is narrated through (imagined) letters and journals of his closest advisors, friends, and family. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Over the course of 13 test flights, SpaceX has attempted to fly Starship along roughly the same suborbital path, while the company has tweaked, re-imagined and designed around various issues that have emerged throughout the flight campaign. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 Not always very precisely balanced between horror, homage and mystery, this intriguing if unevenly realized construct will nonetheless lure genre fans and nostalgists alike with its imagined back chapter of golden-age Hollywood. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026

Verb

Layers are everywhere in 2026, but this time the haircut is being imagined as less edgy and a bit softer—more flowing, more subtle. — Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026 From the outset of the original life-size Gundam project, this has turned into something far greater than was initially imagined. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 More on Kingdom Kitchen & Grocery At first, Lee imagined a cooperative grocery store that would bring organic, fresh food to underserved neighborhoods. — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Superstitious Romans imagined demons lurking in the darkness under the toilet seats. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 Originally, Blair and Orr imagined the latter directing Blair as the character of Mark, but their respective roles would shift as time passed. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 Tracie Hall, then-director of the Joyce Foundation’s Culture Program, imagined the CBDLP in partnership with the Logan Center for the Arts to help provide resources. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 City are still in the market for a midfielder, but Guehi appears to be the backup plan there if one cannot be found, as Maresca first imagined playing him in midfield when trying to sign him from Palace for previous employers Chelsea. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Cody enlisted as a young man and paid a price none of us could have imagined. — Vanessa Chism, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagined

Adjective

Where travel still leaves room for people The goal isn't to return to some imaginary golden age of travel.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
There isn’t even a drastic generational shift between that imaginary cast and this film’s actual one.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of imaginary

Verb

The implementation of these checks and balances can be seen as tactical and their uses have evolved over time in ways the Founders might not have envisioned.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
The hospital is envisioned as the centerpiece of a larger health care network.

— Jamal Goss, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of envisioned

Verb

One person in the audience counted seven bidders and guessed that anyone serious about winning would have been advised to go way, way above the estimate.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
Abdeen guessed that they were drawn to the familiar symbols that the Masons borrowed from what the French had dubbed the Orient, such as the tarboosh, a brimless and tasselled hat.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of guessed

Adjective

The first season was filmed in Wales and set in the fictional North Wales village of Morfa Halen.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
This is where the creation of the aforementioned fictional Barrow’s Green came about, which eventually came to life in the form of The Six Bells Inn.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of fictional

Verb

Flowers, who has been sidelined from practice in recent days, is believed to be dealing with a minor hamstring injury.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Since antiquity, people have believed that planting a mulberry tree in front of one’s house is unlucky.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

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