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IMAGINARY Synonyms

17 synonyms for imaginary. (exact relations)
1 hypernym for imaginary. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for IMAGINARY

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fanciful

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• indulging in or influenced by fancy

• not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

• having a curiously intricate quality

fabricated

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective satellite

• formed or conceived by the imagination

fantasy

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• imagination unrestricted by reality

• fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

• something many people believe that is false

verb

• indulge in fantasies

fictional

adjective

adj

adjective

• related to or involving literary fiction

adjective satellite

• formed or conceived by the imagination

fictitious

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• formed or conceived by the imagination

• adopted in order to deceive

hypothetical

adjective

adj

noun

• a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.

adjective satellite

• based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

illusory

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• based on or having the nature of an illusion

made-up

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• having been surfaced (e.g. with asphalt)

mythical

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity

pretend

verb

v

noun

• the enactment of a pretense

adjective satellite

• imagined as in a play

verb

• make believe with the intent to deceive

• behave unnaturally or affectedly

• put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

• represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

• state insincerely

unreal

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria

• not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary

• contrived by art rather than nature

• lacking material form or substance; unreal

visionary

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

• a person with unusual powers of foresight

adjective satellite

• not practical or realizable; speculative

invented

verb, adjective

v, adj

verb

• come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

• concoct something artificial or untrue

notional

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

• not based on fact or investigation

• indulging in or influenced by fancy

• being of the nature of a notion or concept

complex number

noun

n

noun

• (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

complex quantity

noun

n

noun

• (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

imaginary number

noun

• (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

Best Hypernyms For IMAGINARY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for imaginary, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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