Imaginary
Imaginary adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.
Speculative and imaginary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Speculative" instead an adjective "Imaginary".
Nearby Words: imagination, imaginative
Speculative
Speculative adjective - Existing only as an assumption or speculation.
Imaginary and speculative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imaginary" instead an adjective "Speculative".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ideal and imaginary
- ideal and speculative
- fanciful and imaginary
- fanciful and speculative
- abstract and imaginary
- abstract and speculative
- hypothetical and imaginary
- hypothetical and speculative
- conceptual and imaginary
- conceptual and speculative
- theoretical and imaginary
- theoretical and speculative
- supposititious and imaginary
- supposititious and speculative
Both words in one sentence
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Works heavy on speculative elements, such as Science Fiction and Fantasy, often have an assortment of fantastic intangibles we cannot even dream of encountering in Real Life — yet act in a completely consistent way, as if governed by imaginary rules of physics.
Source: Magic A Is Magic A
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Speculative and Imaginary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/imaginary/speculative
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