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   Im·ag·i·nar·y

   /iˈmajəˌnerē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. existing only in the imagination: "Chris had imaginary conversations with her"
   • 2. (of a number or quantity) expressed in terms of the square root of a negative number (usually the square root of −1, represented by i or j).

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin imaginarius, from imago, imagin- ‘image’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. imaginarily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   Antonyms. Strongest matches. abstract. fanciful. fantastic. fictional. hypothetical. imagined. theoretical. unreal. whimsical. Strong matches. ideal. visionary. Weak matches. apocryphal. apparitional. assumed. chimerical. deceptive. delusive. dreamed-up. dreamlike. dreamy. fabulous. fancied. figmental. fool's paradise. hallucinatory. illusive.

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   Find 73 words that mean imaginary or its opposite, such as real, actual, or existent. Learn how to use imaginary and its synonyms in different contexts and contrast them with related terms.

   • Some common synonyms of imaginary are chimerical, fanciful, fantastic, quixotic, and visionary. While all these words mean "unreal or unbelievable,...
   • Chimerical combines the implication of visionary and fantastic. // chimerical dreams of future progress
   • In some situations, the words fanciful and imaginary are roughly equivalent. However, fanciful suggests the free play of the imagination. // a tell...
   • The words fantastic and imaginary can be used in similar contexts, but fantastic implies incredibility or strangeness beyond belief. // a fantastic...
   • Although the words quixotic and imaginary have much in common, quixotic implies a devotion to romantic or chivalrous ideals unrestrained by ordinar...
   • While in some cases nearly identical to imaginary, visionary stresses impracticality or incapability of realization. // visionary schemes

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   Find 305 antonyms for imaginary based on 5 different contexts, such as existing only in the imagination, real, or unimaginative. Browse the list of opposite words and phrases for imaginary and their meanings.

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   If you imagine something, you form or you have a mental picture or idea of it. Your imagination is your ability to invent or think of things. Someone who is imaginative is good at inventing or thinking of things. Something that only exists in thought and not in real life is called imaginary.

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   Imaginary antonyms - 216 Opposites of Imaginary. real. adj. # genuine , real. actual. adj. # real , existing. existent. factual. adj. # real , factual. physical. adj. # real. genuine. adj. # real. realistic. adj. # real. true. adj. # real , factual. concrete. adj. # real , factual. authentic. adj. # real. substantial. adj. adroit. adj. assured.

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   What is the opposite of imaginary?

   • The unicorn is an imaginary creature. The opposite of imaginary is real. The doctor assured his patient that her condition was real and not all in her head. For more opposites of imaginary, see the article at real. Made-up can be used to refer to something that has been invented and is not real. Made-up is used before a noun.

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   • Below is a massive list of imaginary words - that is, words related to imaginary. The top 4 are: fantasy, fictional, real and fanciful. You can get the definition (s) of a word in the list below by tapping the question-mark icon next to it.

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   What is an imaginary person?

   • Your imagination is your ability to invent or think of things. Someone who is imaginative is good at inventing or thinking of things. Something that only exists in thought and not in real life is called imaginary. These are words and phrases related to imaginary. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page.

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   Synonyms for IMAGINARY: fanciful, chimerical, notional, unreal, fantastic, visionary, fancied, dreamlike, illusory, hypothetical; Antonyms for IMAGINARY: real, factual, existing, actual, true, substantial, genuine, physical.

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   Thesaurusfor Imaginary. Related terms for imaginary- synonyms, antonyms and sentences with imaginary. Lists. synonyms. antonyms. definitions. sentences. thesaurus. Parts of speech. adjectives. nouns. adverbs. Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. fictitious. unreal. fanciful. mythical. illusory. fictional. notional. imagined. visionary.