envisaged

VERB

picture in one's mind

Synonyms

WEAK

anticipate behold conceive conceptualize contemplate externalize fancy feature foresee form mental picture of grasp have a picture of image imagine look upon materialize objectify predict realize regard see survey think up view view in mind's eye vision visualize

VERB

imagine

Synonyms

STRONG

confront consider image picture regard visualize

Antonyms

STRONG

disregard ignore

Example Sentences

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Macron said later Sunday that France had had "never envisaged" a naval deployment in the Strait of Hormuz but rather a security mission that would be "coordinated with Iran".

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Earlier Sunday, a joint statement from the foreign ministry and health ministry had envisaged just this possibility.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Europe looks far more susceptible to higher energy prices and its much-vaunted defense spending and infrastructure buildout has been slower than Pinder envisaged.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

When the multilateral development bank finalized its forecasts on March 10, it envisaged the conflict lasting around 1 month, with disruptions gradually easing thereafter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Some other theory that this theory depends on may be at fault, some fact that has been taken for granted may be mistaken, or some piece of equipment may not operate as envisaged.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton