imaginary

The word “imaginary” has 5 syllables: i-mag-i-na-ry

It's pronounced as /ɪˈmædʒɪˌnɛri/

What is synonym and antonym for imaginary?

In the thesaurus, “imaginary” has 72 synonyms and 23 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for imaginary

abstract
apocryphal
apparitional
assumed
chimeric
chimerical
conceived
concocted
daydreamlike
deceptive
delusional
delusive
dreamed-up
dreamlike
dreamy
envisaged
envisioned
fabled
fabricated
fabulous
fancied
fanciful
fantasied
fantastic
fantastical
feigned
fictional
fictitious
fictive
figmental
hallucinatory
hypothetical
ideal
illusive
illusory
imaginal
imaginative
imagined
inexistent
invented
legendary
made-up
make-believe
mythic
mythical
mythological
nonexistent
notional
phantasmagoric
phantasmagorical
phantasmal
phantasmic
phantom
pictured
pretend
quixotic
romantic
shadowy
spectral
supposed
supposititious
theoretic
theoretical
trumped-up
unbelievable
unconvincing
unlikely
unreal
unsubstantial
visionary
visualized
whimsical

Antonyms for imaginary

actual
authentic
believable
convincing
corporeal
existent
existing
factual
genuine
material
ordinary
palpable
physical
practical
proven
real
realistic
solid
substantial
tangible
true
verifiable
verified

Meanings of imaginary

noun
1. Imagination; fancy.
2. An imaginary quantity.
3. The set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols common to a particular social group and the corresponding society through which people imagine their social whole.
adjective
1. Existing only in the imagination.
2. (of a number) Having no real part; that part of a complex number which is a multiple of the square root of -1.

Example Sentences

As a child, she had an imaginary friend who accompanied her on adventures in her backyard.
The therapist helped the patient distinguish between real threats and imaginary fears.
His imaginary world was filled with fantastical creatures and magical landscapes, inspired by his vivid imagination.
The scientist dismissed the notion of time travel as an imaginary concept with no basis in reality.
The artist's surreal paintings depicted scenes from her imaginary universe, blurring the lines between dream and reality.

On this page you'll find 95 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to imaginary, such as: abstract, actual, apocryphal, apparitional, assumed, authentic, believable.

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