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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Depression and desensitization are fueled by easy access to the most startling, graphic images one could imagine, all one click away.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

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

So you can imagine there will be growing pains.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

And I will imagine myself on the high school stage four years from now, giving a valedictorian speech after beating Jonah by way more than half a point while he looks on, moping.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

imagine

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