Synonyms and antonyms of To imagine, or to use your imagination in American Thesaurus

imagine (verb)

to form a picture of something or someone in your mind

suppose (verb)

to think that something is possible, although you do not definitely know if it is

think up ()

to invent or to imagine something, especially an excuse

picture (verb)

to imagine something

contemplate (verb)

to consider the possibility of something happening

daydream (verb)

to spend time thinking about something pleasant, especially when you should be doing something more serious

give (full) rein to something/give something (full) rein ()

to let your imagination or feelings develop in an uncontrolled way

have visions of (doing) something ()

to imagine that a particular thing is going to happen in the future

read into ()

to find an extra meaning in someone’s words or actions that is not obvious or does not exist

build castles in the air ()

to have hopes and dreams that are unlikely to become real

conceive (verb)

to imagine something or think of doing something

consider (verb)

to think that something may exist or may be true

dream away ()

to spend your time thinking pleasant thoughts but not really achieving anything

envisage (verb)

formal to envision

envision (verb)

to imagine that something will happen in the future, or is happening now

fancy (verb)

literary to believe or imagine that something is true

fantasize (verb)

to imagine that something pleasant, exciting, or unusual is happening to you

imagine (verb)

to have an idea of what something is like or what it might be like

make up ()

to invent a story, poem, etc.

postulate (verb)

formal to claim or imagine that something is true or that it exists

project (verb)

to imagine someone or something in another place or time

project (verb)

to imagine an emotion that you feel is also being felt by someone else, especially without realizing that you are doing this

put yourself in someone’s place/position ()

to imagine what someone else’s situation is like

put yourself in someone's shoes ()

to imagine that you are in the situation that someone else is in

say (verb)

to imagine what will happen in a particular situation

see (verb)

to imagine someone or something

think (verb)

to imagine something

travel (verb)

to go to another time or place in your imagination

turn/set/put the clock forward ()

to think about a time in the future, and imagine that it is that time

visualise ()

a British spelling of visualize

visualize (verb)

to form a picture of someone or something in your mind