IMAGINATION Synonyms

• not plain; decorative or ornamented

• something many people believe that is false

• imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination

• a predisposition to like something

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• have a fancy or particular liking or desire for

• the creation of something in the mind

• a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

• the act of inventing

• the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation

• the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

• a vivid mental image

• the ability to see; the visual faculty

• the perceptual experience of seeing

• the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

• a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance

• absentminded dreaming while awake

• imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

• a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

• the process of forming and relating ideas

• arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

• a product of your creative thinking and work

• a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem

• (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings

• arousing to a particular emotion or action

• the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

• the ability to think and act independently

• the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)

• an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

• the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

• the event that occurred at the beginning of something

• the creation of something in the mind

• the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

• a general inclusive concept

• an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

• (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items

• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

• expect, believe, or suppose

• the ability to form mental images of things or events

• the ability to form mental images of things or events

• (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body

• the power of creative imagination

• available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

• a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed

• the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

• the ability to form mental images of things or events