Imaginary
Imaginary adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
So-called and imaginary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "So-called" instead an adjective "Imaginary".
Nearby Words: imagination, imaginative
So-called
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- make-believe and imaginary
- make-believe and so-called
- sham and imaginary
- sham and so-called
- artificial and imaginary
- artificial and so-called
- fake and imaginary
- fake and so-called
- seeming and imaginary
- seeming and so-called
- theoretical and imaginary
- theoretical and so-called
- false and imaginary
- false and so-called
Both words in one sentence
- Prior to the Onslaught saga, young Franklin Richards was visited by a so-called "imaginary friend" by the name of Charlie.
Source: Not-So-Imaginary Friend -
Stork of the Storm Hawks believes in pretty much everything (As he says in the Origins Episode), including and especially the so-called "imaginary threats" of Atmos.
Source: Agent Mulder -
I Take Offense to That Last One: In "Mistake", Dave in a magazine interview refers to Joe as "a so-called electrician who knows more about imaginary flying saucer technology than he does about a simple light switch".
Source: Series / NewsRadio
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