imaginary

[ih-maj-uh-ner-ee] / ɪˈmædʒ əˌnɛr i /

ADJECTIVE

fictitious, invented

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abstract fanciful fantastic fictional hypothetical imagined theoretical unreal whimsical

STRONG

ideal visionary

WEAK

apocryphal apparitional assumed chimerical deceptive delusive dreamed-up dreamlike dreamy fabulous fancied figmental fool's paradise hallucinatory illusive illusory imaginative legendary made-up mythological nonexistent notional phantasmal phantasmic quixotic shadowy spectral supposed supposititious trumped-up unsubstantial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

factual ordinary proven real

STRONG

practical

WEAK

existing genuine physical substantial true

Example Sentences

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As danger spread on the other side of the world, Fed officials placed imaginary bets and joked about who would win the big game.

From MarketWatch

The movie was filmed in Taiwan but set in what Chow called an "imaginary world".

From Barron's

The rising bills aren’t imaginary, nor are they likely to go away on their own.

From The Wall Street Journal

This includes managing an imaginary inventory and suppliers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Orbital Axis: An imaginary line defining the orientation of a planet's orbit around its star.

From Science Daily