Synonyms of imagination

imagination

noun

i-ˌma-jə-ˈnā-shən 

1

as in creativity

the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others

a cartoonist needs a fertile imagination in order to create interesting cartoons on demand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creativity
• imaginativeness
• inventiveness
• fertility
• fantasy
• ideation
• originality
• invention
• resourcefulness
• ingenuity
• contrivance
• fancy
• inspiration
• dream
• fecundity
• brainstorming
• versatility
• daydream
• figment
• illusion
• brainstorm
• delusion
• hallucination
• visualization
• mirage
• pipe dream
• chimera
• phantasm
• mind's eye
• envisaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literalness
• literality

2

as in creativeness

the skill and imagination to create new things

she lacks the imagination to be anything but an imitator of other directors' cinematic styles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creativity
• creativeness
• imaginativeness
• ingenuity
• talent
• inventiveness
• innovativeness
• originality
• cleverness
• ingeniousness
• invention
• productivity
• resourcefulness
• productiveness
• fecundity
• capableness
• fertility
• fruitfulness
• prolificness
• muse
• prolificity
• genius
• inspiration
• giftedness
• prolificacy
• fire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dryness
• dullness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imagination

Rather than scripting the final act of a Shakespearean tragedy that exists only in their imagination, skeptics might try covering the story unfolding in front of them – one of the most successful transformations on Wall Street playing out today. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

In Lowen’s overactive imagination, Hathaway plays a Hitchcockian femme fatale always wearing her signature color, red. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The March on Washington is yet to be understood as more than just a reflection of King’s moral imagination. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Throw in some divine intervention with the first Chicago pope confessing his allegiance to the South Siders, and the Cinderella story has captured the nation’s imagination. — Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026