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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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A Y junction was the original shape of the line as envisaged in the first plans for a line from London to Birmingham that branched to Manchester and Leeds.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

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

The Iranian state-linked agencies said Tehran's latest proposal was in response to a nine-point US plan, which envisaged a two-month ceasefire.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The latest retreat in Mali could spell the end of the adventurism in Africa that Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin envisaged as Russia’s route to riches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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