Imaginary
Imaginary adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Usage example: told by the psychologist that it was perfectly normal for their child to have an imaginary friend
Make-believe is a synonym for imaginary in unreal topic. In some cases you can use "Make-believe" instead an adjective "Imaginary".
Nearby Words: imagination, imaginative
Make-believe
Make-believe adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Imaginary is a synonym for make-believe in imagined topic. You can use "Imaginary" instead an adjective phrase "Make-believe".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fantasy and imaginary
- fantasy and make-believe
- sham and imaginary
- sham and make-believe
- fanciful and imaginary
- fanciful and make-believe
- false and imaginary
- false and make-believe
- mock and imaginary
- mock and make-believe
- fantastic and imaginary
- fantastic and make-believe
- visionary and imaginary
- visionary and make-believe
Both words in one sentence
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Problem Sleuth has the imaginary universe which can be accessed by playing make-believe in a fort or by climbing through fake windows.
Source: Dream Land - Childhood, make-believe, and its imaginary perils.
Source: Standard Snippet -
Mio because, as a child, she preferred escaping into other worlds through books and make-believe and then ended up meeting a not-so-imaginary friend Midori she dedicated herself to as an older sister.
Source: Friendless Background
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