You say Nessie is an imaginary being, but I think she exists.
Source: tatoeba (16438)
Imaginary
/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəɹi/
Synonyms for "imaginary" (176 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (36)
Adjective(2 words)
alien landdreamier
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (52)
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(12 words)
fancifulfantasy worldfictional beingfictional characterfictional filmfictional monsterfictional organismfictional topicsfictional worldfictional worldsfictitioushypothetical conclusion
Verb(1 words)
Related words (88)
imaginationalimaginativeimaginedimmaterialimpairimpossibleinfiniteinsubstantialintegralirrationallegendarylogarithmiclogometricmade-upmerely nominalmisleadingmysticmythicmythicalmythological
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negativenonexistentnot realnotionalnumeralnumerarynumerativenumericnumericaloddordinalostensiblepairphantasmagoricphantasmalphantasmicphantomphantomlikepositivepossiblepretendedprimequixoticradicalrarefiedrationalrealreciprocalromanticseemingself-deceptiveself-deludingshadowyspeciousspectralspirituoussubmultiplesubtilesubtlesupposititioussurdtenuoustranscendentalunactualunfoundedunrealunrealisticunsubstantialuntruevaporousvisionalvisionarywindy
Adjective(12 words)
imagined entitymythicalmythical creaturemythical heromythological figurenonphysical worldnonrealnonrealisticnot realnotionalruritanianunreal
Verb(1 words)
Determiner(2 words)
most greek mythologyno ground
Related word relations
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More general
5 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
5 entriesimaginary friendimaginary numberimaginary solutionimaginary unitimaginary world
Inflections
2 entriesmore imaginarymost imaginary
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 18 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- imaginêr adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Basque
1 entries- irudikari adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Bulgarian
1 entries- имагине́рен adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Czech
1 entries- imaginární adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Dutch
1 entries- imaginair adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Finnish
2 entries- imaginaari- adj (non-real part of a complex number)
- imaginaarinen adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Galician
1 entries- imaxinario adj (non-real part of a complex number)
German
1 entries- imaginär adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Greek
1 entries- φανταστικός adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Hungarian
2 entries- imaginárius adj (non-real part of a complex number)
- képzetes adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Indonesian
1 entries- imajiner adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Latvian
1 entries- imaginārs adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Polish
1 entries- urojona adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Portuguese
1 entries- imaginário adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Russian
1 entries- мни́мый adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Spanish
1 entries- imaginario adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Swedish
1 entries- imaginär adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Tamil
1 entries- கற்பனை adj (non-real part of a complex number)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
I don't believe that Santa Claus is imaginary.
Source: tatoeba (53933)
All the characters in this book are imaginary.
Source: tatoeba (57077)
All the events described in this story are imaginary.
Source: tatoeba (57262)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.