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The synonyms of “Envision” are: foresee, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize, imagine, envisage, see in one's mind's eye, conjure up an image of
Envision as a Verb
Definitions of "Envision" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “envision” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Picture to oneself; imagine possible.
- Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind.
- Imagine as a future possibility; visualize.
Synonyms of "Envision" as a verb (13 Words)
conjure up an image of | Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. |
envisage | Form a mental picture of (something not yet existing or known. The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers. |
fancy | Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for. I fancy him to win the tournament. |
figure | Imagine; conceive of; see in one’s mind. For years teachers had figured him for a dullard. |
foresee | Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. It is impossible to foresee how life will work out. |
image | Render visible, as by means of MRI. Artworks which imaged women s bodies. |
imagine | Expect, believe, or suppose. I couldn t imagine what she expected to tell them. |
picture | Represent in a photograph or picture. Biographers have pictured him as a St Francis. |
project | Make a projection of the earth sky etc on a plane surface. In the later 1930s many new road schemes were projected. |
see | Go to see a place as for entertainment. I ll probably see you at the meeting. |
see in one's mind's eye | Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally. |
visualise | View the outline of by means of an X-ray. |
visualize | Make (something) visible to the eye. The DNA was visualized by staining with ethidium bromide. |
Usage Examples of "Envision" as a verb
- I cannot envision him as President.
- She envisioned the admiring glances of guests seeing her home.
Associations of "Envision" (30 Words)
abstractly | In abstract terms. |
assuming | Arrogant or presumptuous. On a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide. |
characterization | Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture. He preferred to emphasize characterization and human conflict. |
conceivable | Capable of being imagined. The body was photographed from every conceivable angle. |
conceive | Judge or regard; look upon; judge. We could not conceive of such things happening to us. |
daguerreotype | A photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor. |
delineation | Representation by drawing or painting etc. The artist s exquisite delineation of costume and jewellery. |
dream | Have a daydream indulge in a fantasy. He had been walking around in a dream all day. |
dreamy | Dreamy in mood or nature. The atmosphere is tranquil and dreamy. |
envisage | Form a mental picture of (something not yet existing or known. The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers. |
fancy | Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for. Fancy goldfish. |
fantasy | The faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things. The notion of being independent is a child s ultimate fantasy. |
faun | One of a class of lustful rural gods, represented as a man with a goat’s horns, ears, legs, and tail. |
ideational | Being of the nature of a notion or concept. Policy has been shaped by both material and ideational factors. |
illustrator | An artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc. |
image | The general impression that a person, organization, or product presents to the public. A movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them. |
imagery | Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. Tennyson uses imagery to create a lyrical emotion. |
imagine | Suppose or assume. After Ned died everyone imagined that Mabel would move away. |
improbably | In an unexpected or unlikely manner. Monasteries perch improbably on crags and cliff tops. |
jigsaw | Fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines. Time is passed by doing jigsaws. |
picture | Represent in a photograph or picture. I m going to the pictures with my mates. |
pixel | The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot. The greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution. |
portraitist | A painter, photographer, etc., who specializes in or is particularly skilled at portraits. Gerda is working as a portraitist of prominent citizens. |
portraiture | A word picture of a person’s appearance and character. His strength as a novelist lay in his portraiture of upper class families. |
portray | Portray in words. The ineffectual Oxbridge dons portrayed by Evelyn Waugh. |
presuppose | Take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand. Your argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power. |
supposedly | Believed or reputed to be the case. There were rumours of a rift between him and his colleagues supposedly because they were jealous of his relationship with the Duchess. |
surreal | Having the qualities of surrealism bizarre. As irrational and surreal as a dream. |
visionary | A person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible. He is a visionary keen on policy making. |
visualize | Form a mental image of; imagine. Mathematicians often visualize. |