✅ Imagine means to form a mental image of something that isn’t present or to picture events that aren’t happening (She imagined a dragon appearing over the city).

✅ Fantasize means to think up fanciful, unlikely, and extravagant things and events (Fantasize about the mansion you would build if you won the lottery).

✅ Fantasize and imagine both mean to think about fictional or unlikely scenarios and situations, especially to pass time or to entertain yourself.

✅ Imagine is more general. Fantasize especially suggests thinking about an unlikely situation that is in some way linked to reality rather than wholly fictional.

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✅ Rebirth refers to something having a new life or a renewed existence or growth (the rebirth of superhero movies).

✅ Revival refers to restoring something to life, use, or relevance (a revival of 1990s fashion).

✅ Rebirth and revival both refer to bringing something back, but revival emphasizes doing so actively, whereas rebirth is more passive, implying something coming back on its own.

Some of these synonyms deserve a revival!

✅ Reflection refers to focusing your thoughts on a topic and giving it full, careful consideration (The mindfulness retreat gave us a lot of time for reflection).

✅ Contemplation refers to focusing on a topic and considering it in depth (She was lost in contemplation).

✅ Reflection particularly suggests thinking about a past situation, or your previous behavior, in order to learn from it (After a period of reflection, I decided to apologize).

✅ Contemplation particularly suggests thinking about something in an unhurried way (The poem was a contemplation of the meaning of life).

These synonyms deserve some contemplation!