IMAGINE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for IMAGINE?

Need another word that means the same as “imagine”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “imagine” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Imagine” are: conceive of, envisage, ideate, guess, opine, reckon, suppose, think, visualize, envision, picture, form a picture of, see in the mind's eye, conjure up, conceptualize, assume, presume, expect, take it, take it for granted, take it as read, take it as given, presuppose

Imagine as a Verb

Definitions of "Imagine" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “imagine” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Believe (something unreal or untrue) to exist or be so.
• Form a mental image or concept of.
• Suppose or assume.
• Expect, believe, or suppose.
• Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.

Synonyms of "Imagine" as a verb (23 Words)

assume	Take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof. The queen assumed the stately robes.
conceive of	Become pregnant; undergo conception.
conceptualize	Form a concept or idea of (something. Sex was conceptualized as an overpowering force in the individual.
conjure up	Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together.
envisage	Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event. The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers.
envision	Imagine; conceive of; see in one’s mind. She envisioned the admiring glances of guests seeing her home.
expect	Consider obligatory request and expect. The are expecting another child in January.
form a picture of	Assume a form or shape.
guess	Form a correct conclusion about something by guessing. She s guessed where we re going.
ideate	Form an idea of; imagine or conceive. He is part of a team that ideates branding strategies.
opine	Expect, believe, or suppose. The man is a genius he opined.
picture	Represent in a photograph or picture. She pictured Benjamin waiting.
presume	Constitute reasonable evidence for. A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food.
presuppose	Require as a precondition of possibility or coherence. Your argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power.
reckon	Consider or regard in a specified way. You have to reckon with our opponents.
see in the mind's eye	Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.
suppose	Take for granted or as a given suppose beforehand. I m supposed to be meeting someone at the airport.
take it	Have with oneself; have on one’s person.
take it as given	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.
take it as read	Make a film or photograph of something.
take it for granted	Travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route.
think	Expect, believe, or suppose. I can t think what her last name was.
visualize	Form a mental image of; imagine. Mathematicians often visualize.

Usage Examples of "Imagine" as a verb

• I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel.
• After Ned died, everyone imagined that Mabel would move away.
• She imagined him at his desk, his head in his hands.
• I think you're imagining things.
• I couldn't imagine what she expected to tell them.

Associations of "Imagine" (30 Words)

assumed	Adopted in order to deceive. A man living under an assumed name.
assuming	Arrogant or presumptuous. On a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide.
assumption	Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to. He acquired all the company s assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company s debts.
conceivable	Capable of being imagined or grasped mentally. The body was photographed from every conceivable angle.
conjecture	A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. A matter for conjecture.
daydream	Have a daydream indulge in a fantasy. Stop daydreaming and pay attention.
envisage	Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case. The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers.
envision	Imagine; conceive of; see in one’s mind. I cannot envision him as President.
fancied	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fancied wrong.
fantasy	A fanciful mental image, typically one on which a person often dwells and which reflects their conscious or unconscious wishes. A schoolgirl fantasy.
fictitious	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fictitious address.
guess	An estimate or conclusion formed by guessing. We can only guess at Alan s motives.
hypothesis	A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations. The hypothesis that every event has a cause.
hypothesize	Put (something) forward as a hypothesis. He hypothesized that the black market would naturally die out.
hypothetical	A hypothetical proposition or statement. Consider the following just as a hypothetical.
ideational	Relating to the formation of ideas or concepts. Policy has been shaped by both material and ideational factors.
illusory	Based on illusion; not real. She knew the safety of her room was illusory.
improbably	In an unexpected or unlikely manner. Monasteries perch improbably on crags and cliff tops.
maybe	Perhaps; possibly. Maybe I won t go back.
presumably	By reasonable assumption. It was not yet ten o clock so presumably the boys were still at the pub.
presume	Take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof. The argument presumes that only one person can do the work.
presuppose	Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition. Your argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power.
scenario	A postulated sequence of possible events. A possible scenario is that he was attacked after opening the front door.
speculate	Talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion. He didn t look as though he had the money to speculate in shares.
suppose	Take for granted or as a given suppose beforehand. Suppose we leave this to the police.
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.
theoretical	Concerned with theories rather than their practical applications. A theoretical physicist.
theorize	Construct a theory about. Galileo theorized the motion of the stars.
visionary	Thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom. A visionary leader.
visualize	View the outline of by means of an X-ray. With this machine ultrasound can be visualized.