imaginary
adjective
noun, plural im·ag·i·nar·ies.
Origin of imaginary
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whimsical, fantastic, abstract, fictional, unreal, fanciful, hypothetical, theoretical, ideal, visionary, apocryphal, assumed, chimerical, deceptive, delusive, dreamy, fabulous, hallucinatory, illusive, illusoryExamples from the Web for imaginary
Contemporary Examples of imaginary
I have an imaginary place, and these are the people who live there.
Did you make up any imaginary friends while you were in the caves?
Scott Haze on Playing a Necrophiliac in ‘Child of God’ and Naked Paintballing with James FrancoMelissa Leon
August 3, 2014
Pretending and imaginative play also flourish, and imaginary friends are common companions to young schoolchildren.
Diagnosing Jane, Louis C.K.’s Troubled Daughter on ‘Louie’ Who Can’t Separate Dreams From RealityRussell Saunders
May 15, 2014
It could be said, however, that the imaginary slide show monologue begat the very real novel.
Because this is my book,” Kibbe writes, he decided to “mash up” the conversations into an “imaginary gab fest.
Historical Examples of imaginary
He bathed in this imaginary future as in the waters of omnipotence.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
And she created an imaginary experience for herself almost unknowingly.
The DreamEmile Zola
This is because he is dealing with an imaginary world, not with the world as it is.
The Call of the Twentieth CenturyDavid Starr Jordan
In politics, an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman wrestles with his record.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
Then beat an imaginary child, and said, 'Broom-handles and pokers.'
Little DorritCharles Dickens