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imagine

[ih-maj-in] / ɪˈmædʒ ɪn /
VERB
dream up, conceive
Synonyms
STRONG
brainstorm conceptualize create depict devise envisage envision fabricate fancy fantasize fantasy feature figure form frame harbor image invent nurture perceive picture plan project realize scheme spark visualize
WEAK
build castles in air conjure up cook up make up pipe dream see in one's mind think of think up vision
Antonyms
STRONG
break destroy disregard ignore neglect ruin tell the truth
WEAK
know
VERB
assume, deduce
Synonyms
STRONG
apprehend believe conjecture deem expect fancy gather guess infer presume realize reckon suppose surmise suspect think understand
WEAK
take for granted take it
Antonyms
STRONG
calculate disbelieve ignore know lose measure misunderstand neglect

Example Sentences

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But I’ll hunt for the moon above the city skyline and imagine the fresh footprints that will be left on its surface when the next mission, Artemis III, goes even further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"You can imagine all kinds of different applications."

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

It felt the way I imagine those famous ’70s consciousness-raising sessions must have felt: like simultaneous creation and discovery.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

I don’t imagine a world where I would shift that plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

None of the scenes I imagine involve Theo smoking a cigarette.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.