71 Synonyms & Antonyms For IMAGINE

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Definitions imagine [ih-maj-in] / ɪˈmædʒ ɪn / VERB dream up, conceive Synonyms STRONG brainstorm conceptualize create depict devise envisage envision fabricate fancy fantasize fantasy feature figure form frame harbor image invent nurture perceive picture plan project realize scheme spark visualize WEAK build castles in air conjure up cook up make up pipe dream see in one's mind think of think up vision Antonyms STRONG break destroy disregard ignore neglect ruin tell the truth WEAK know VERB assume, deduce Synonyms STRONG apprehend believe conjecture deem expect fancy gather guess infer presume realize reckon suppose surmise suspect think understand WEAK take for granted take it Antonyms STRONG calculate disbelieve ignore know lose measure misunderstand neglect

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Most of the unhappy denizens of Dante’s imagined hell are being eternally tormented for specific moral crimes in categories covering lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery.

From Salon

One way to imagine this system is like traffic lights guiding cars through a busy city.

From Science Daily

Can you imagine that now, with contemporary child protection sensibilities.

From BBC

“It’s hard to imagine them cutting into this environment given the considerable spikes in gasoline we’ve seen,” Moody said.

From MarketWatch

Still, it’s hard to imagine the two lobbying hand in hand soon.

From The Wall Street Journal

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