Imaginary

//ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəɹi//

Synonyms for "imaginary" (144 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Adjective(2 words)
all in one's headconceptual

Strong matches (43)

Adjective(1 words)
fanciful
Noun(1 words)
imaginary number

Related words (72)

Adjective(1 words)
notional

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

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Synonyms

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derived

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has context

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related to

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similar

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Translations

129 translations across 68 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • denkbeeldig adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginêr adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginêr adj (non-real part of a complex number)

Ancient Greek

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  • φαντασιώδης adj (existing in the imagination)

Arabic

1 entries
  • خِيَّالِيّ adj (existing in the imagination)

Aragonese

1 entries
  • imachinario adj (existing in the imagination)

Armenian

1 entries
  • երեւակայական adj (existing in the imagination)

Asturian

1 entries
  • imaxinariu adj (existing in the imagination)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • qondarma adj (existing in the imagination)
  • uydurma adj (existing in the imagination)
  • uydurulmuş adj (existing in the imagination)
  • xəyali adj (existing in the imagination)

Basque

1 entries
  • irudikari adj (non-real part of a complex number)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • вы́думаны adj (existing in the imagination)
  • выабража́льны adj (existing in the imagination)
  • уя́ўны adj (existing in the imagination)

Bengali

1 entries
  • কাল্পনিক adj (existing in the imagination)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • въобража́ем adj (existing in the imagination)
  • изми́слен adj (existing in the imagination)
  • имагине́рен adj (non-real part of a complex number)

Catalan

1 entries
  • imaginari adj (existing in the imagination)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 幻想 adj (existing in the imagination)

Czech

3 entries
  • imaginární adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginární adj (non-real part of a complex number)
  • pomyslný adj (existing in the imagination)

Danish

2 entries
  • imaginær adj (existing in the imagination)
  • indbildt adj (existing in the imagination)

Dutch

3 entries
  • denkbeeldig adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginair adj (non-real part of a complex number)
  • ingebeeld adj (existing in the imagination)

Estonian

1 entries
  • imaginaarne adj (existing in the imagination)

Finnish

4 entries
  • imaginaari adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginaari adj (non-real part of a complex number)
  • imaginaarinen adj (non-real part of a complex number)
  • kuvitteellinen adj (existing in the imagination)

French

1 entries
  • imaginaire adj (existing in the imagination)

Galician

2 entries
  • imaxinario adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaxinario adj (non-real part of a complex number)

Georgian

1 entries
  • წარმოსახვითი adj (existing in the imagination)

German

3 entries
  • eingebildet adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginär adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginär adj (non-real part of a complex number)

Greek

2 entries
  • φανταστικός adj (existing in the imagination)
  • φανταστικός adj (non-real part of a complex number)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • કાલ્પનિક adj (existing in the imagination)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • moeā adj (existing in the imagination)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • דִּמְיוֹנִי adj (existing in the imagination)

Hindi

1 entries
  • काल्पनिक adj (existing in the imagination)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • imaginárius adj (non-real part of a complex number)
  • képzeletbeli adj (existing in the imagination)
  • képzetes adj (non-real part of a complex number)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • ímyndaður adj (existing in the imagination)

Ido

3 entries
  • fiktiva adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginala adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginita adj (existing in the imagination)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • imajiner adj (non-real part of a complex number)
  • khayal adj (existing in the imagination)
  • khayalan adj (existing in the imagination)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • imaginari adj (existing in the imagination)

Irish

4 entries
  • samhailteach adj (existing in the imagination)
  • samhlaithe adj (existing in the imagination)
  • samhlaitheach adj (existing in the imagination)
  • taibhriúil adj (existing in the imagination)

Italian

1 entries
  • immaginario adj (existing in the imagination)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 幻想的な adj (existing in the imagination)
  • 架空の adj (existing in the imagination)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • қиялдағы adj (existing in the imagination)

Korean

2 entries
  • 가상적 adj (existing in the imagination)
  • 환상적 adj (existing in the imagination)

Latin

2 entries
  • imaginarius adj (existing in the imagination)
  • phantasticus adj (existing in the imagination)

Latvian

2 entries
  • iedomāts adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginārs adj (non-real part of a complex number)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • įsivaizduojamas adj (existing in the imagination)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • imaginär adj (existing in the imagination)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • замислен adj (existing in the imagination)
  • имагина́рен adj (existing in the imagination)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • സാങ്കൽപ്പിക adj (existing in the imagination)

Marathi

1 entries
  • काल्पनिक adj (existing in the imagination)

Mirandese

2 entries
  • eimaginário adj (existing in the imagination)
  • manginário adj (existing in the imagination)

Māori

1 entries
  • pohewa adj (existing in the imagination)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • aşopî adj (existing in the imagination)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • imaginær adj (existing in the imagination)
  • innbilt adj (existing in the imagination)
  • tenkt adj (existing in the imagination)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • tenkt adj (existing in the imagination)

Persian

1 entries
  • خیالی adj (existing in the imagination)

Piedmontese

1 entries
  • imaginari adj (existing in the imagination)

Polish

4 entries
  • imaginacyjny adj (existing in the imagination)
  • umowny adj (existing in the imagination)
  • urojona adj (non-real part of a complex number)
  • zmyślony adj (existing in the imagination)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • imaginário adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginário adj (non-real part of a complex number)

Romanian

2 entries
  • imaginar adj (existing in the imagination)
  • închipuit adj (existing in the imagination)

Russian

4 entries
  • вообража́емый adj (existing in the imagination)
  • вы́думанный adj (existing in the imagination)
  • вы́мышленный adj (existing in the imagination)
  • мни́мый adj (existing in the imagination)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • mac-meanmnach adj (existing in the imagination)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ìzmišljen adj (existing in the imagination)
  • ȉmagināran adj (existing in the imagination)
  • и̏магина̄ран adj (existing in the imagination)
  • ѝзмишљен adj (existing in the imagination)

Slovak

2 entries
  • imaginárny adj (existing in the imagination)
  • pomyselný adj (existing in the imagination)

Slovene

3 entries
  • imaginaren adj (existing in the imagination)
  • namišljen adj (existing in the imagination)
  • navidezen adj (existing in the imagination)

Spanish

2 entries
  • imaginario adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginario adj (non-real part of a complex number)

Swahili

1 entries
  • a kubuni adj (existing in the imagination)

Swedish

3 entries
  • imaginär adj (existing in the imagination)
  • imaginär adj (non-real part of a complex number)
  • inbillad adj (existing in the imagination)

Tajik

1 entries
  • хаёлӣ adj (existing in the imagination)

Tamil

3 entries
  • கற்பனை adj (non-real part of a complex number)
  • கற்பனையனான adj (existing in the imagination)
  • கற்பனையானது adj (existing in the imagination)

Thai

1 entries
  • จินตภาพ adj (existing in the imagination)

Turkish

2 entries
  • hayalî adj (existing in the imagination)
  • sanal adj (existing in the imagination)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • ви́гаданий adj (existing in the imagination)
  • уя́вний adj (existing in the imagination)

Welsh

1 entries
  • dychmygol adj (existing in the imagination)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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You say Nessie is an imaginary being, but I think she exists.

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I don't believe that Santa Claus is imaginary.

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All the characters in this book are imaginary.

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All the events described in this story are imaginary.

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