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imaginary
adjective
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How to pronounce imaginary:

Definition of imaginary:

imaginary (adjective):
not based on fact; unreal.
existing only in the imagination
existing only in imagination lacking factual reality

Synonyms for imaginary:

assumed
chimeric
chimerical
dreamlike
fancied
fanciful
fantasied
fantastic
fantastical
fictional
fictitious
hallucinatory
hypothetical
ideal
illusive
illusory
imagal
imaginal
imagined
invented
legendary
made-up
make-believe
mythic
mythical
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Antonyms for imaginary:

aboveboard
accepted
accurate
actual
applied
artless
as it really happened
attested
authentic
authenticated
authorised
authorized
bare
bodily
bona fide
burdensome
calculated
called-for
canonical
categorical
certain
certifiable
certified
checked
circumstantial
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