imagination

[ih-maj-uh-ney-shuhn] / ɪˌmædʒ əˈneɪ ʃən /

NOUN

power to create in one's mind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artistry awareness fancy fantasy idea image imagery ingenuity insight inspiration intelligence inventiveness originality resourcefulness thought vision wit

STRONG

acuteness chimera cognition conception creation creativity enterprise fabrication ideality illusion invention notion perceptibility realization sally supposition thoughtfulness unreality verve visualization wittiness

WEAK

creative thought flight of fancy mental agility

Antonyms

STRONGEST

concrete fact ignorance inability reality truth

STRONG

death

WEAK

being entity existence material substance

Example Sentences

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But it takes great elasticity of imagination to see these places as Indian in any organic sense.

From The Wall Street Journal

But these days, many things surpass even my robust imagination.

From Literature

Miss Crooks confirmed to the court it was "beyond her imagination" that Noah Donohoe would be inside the water system.

From BBC

A few figures in the strike particularly capture Ms. Rivera Garza’s imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stock market behaves a lot like a toddler: a short attention span, active imagination and some irrational fears.

From The Wall Street Journal