ideate

The word “ideate” has 3 syllables: i-de-ate

It's pronounced as /ˈaɪdiˌeɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for ideate?

In the thesaurus, “ideate” has 69 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ideate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for ideate

  • analyze
  • appraise
  • appreciate
  • brood
  • cerebrate
  • cogitate
  • comprehend
  • conceit
  • conceive
  • concoct
  • consider
  • contemplate
  • daydream
  • deduce
  • deliberate
  • dream
  • envisage
  • envision
  • estimate
  • evaluate
  • examine
  • fabricate
  • fancy
  • fantasize
  • fantasy
  • feature
  • figure out
  • foresee
  • hallucinate
  • have in mind
  • image
  • imagine
  • infer
  • intellectualize
  • invent
  • judge
  • logicalize
  • make up
  • manufacture
  • meditate
  • mull
  • mull over
  • muse
  • picture
  • plan
  • ponder
  • prefigure
  • project
  • rationalize
  • re-create
  • reason
  • reflect
  • relive
  • reminisce
  • resolve
  • revolve
  • ruminate
  • see
  • sort out
  • speculate
  • stargaze
  • stew
  • stop to consider
  • study
  • take under consideration
  • turn over
  • vision
  • visualize
  • weigh

Antonyms for ideate

Meanings of ideate

  • verb
    1. To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
    2. To generate an idea.
  • adjective
    1. Produced by an idea.
  • noun
    1. The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or existence.

Example Sentences

  • The team gathered to collectively ideate on potential solutions to the complex problem.
  • The creative session provided a space for individuals to freely ideate and share their imaginative concepts.
  • As the project evolved, it became essential to continuously ideate to overcome unforeseen challenges.
  • The company's culture encourages employees to regularly ideate and contribute to the innovation pipeline.
  • In the design phase, the architects and engineers came together to ideate a structure that seamlessly blended form and function.

On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ideate, such as: analyze, appraise, appreciate, brood, cerebrate, cogitate, comprehend.

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