Synonyms of imaging

imaging 1 of 2

noun

as in visualization

Related Words

• visualization
• fiction
• fabrication
• concoction
• invention
• envisaging
• utopia
• idea
• cloudland
• nightmare
• fable
• cloud-cuckoo-land
• brainchild
• mirage
• pipe dream
• Shangri-la
• illusion
• ignis fatuus
• hallucination
• unreality
• chimera
• vision
• delusion
• daydream
• dream
• will-o'-the-wisp
• phantasm
• fantasy
• daymare
• conceit
• figment
• fancy
• nonentity

Dissimilar Words

• fact
• reality
• actuality

imaging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of image

1

as in depicting

to present a picture of

in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depicting
• portraying
• representing
• describing
• picturing
• rendering
• documenting
• sketching
• delineating
• outlining
• showing
• illustrating
• silhouetting
• diagramming
• caricaturing

2

as in describing

to give a representation or account of in words

the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describing
• depicting
• portraying
• rendering
• painting
• setting out
• sketching
• characterizing
• illustrating
• delineating
• drawing
• defining
• picturing
• reporting
• limning
• recounting
• labeling
• relating
• outlining
• representing
• summarizing
• showing
• displaying
• telling
• narrating
• demonstrating
• tracing
• exhibiting
• qualifying
• suggesting
• hinting
• reciting
• reimaging
• rehearsing
• summing up
• drafting
• vignetting
• silhouetting
• touching off
• redescribing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distorting
• coloring
• twisting
• warping
• misrepresenting
• falsifying
• perverting
• misstating
• misdescribing
• garbling

3

as in reflecting

to reproduce or show (an exact likeness) as a mirror would

the burnished chrome fixtures imaged the jewelry store's glittery merchandise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reflecting
• mirroring
• cloning
• copying
• reproducing
• replicating
• duplicating
• imitating
• repeating
• reduplicating

4

as in imagining

to form a mental picture of

anyone who still images the cape's coastline as a scene of unspoiled beauty is in for a rude awakening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagining
• seeing
• envisioning
• visualizing
• picturing
• dreaming
• conceiving
• visioning
• featuring
• planning
• conjuring (up)
• conceiting
• fantasizing
• envisaging
• fancying
• fantasying
• contemplating
• ideating
• reflecting
• manufacturing
• daydreaming
• stargazing
• hallucinating
• reliving
• pondering
• projecting
• musing
• ruminating
• reminiscing
• inventing
• meditating
• foreseeing
• re-creating
• making up
• concocting
• fabricating
• prefiguring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imaging

Noun

In mid-September, Nikon announced that the video, which was created using an advanced microscopic imaging tool, had won the 16th annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Advanced mammography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, combined with expert interpretation, can help identify cancers earlier, when treatment is often more effective. — Baptist Health, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Verb

The agency is developing the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a future space mission with the goal of directly imaging Earth-like planets around nearby stars and identifying signs of life in the universe. — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

How drone surveillance of animals works The main drone featured in the animal health surveillance campaign appears to be the Skydio X10 quadcopter, which carries a thermal imaging sensor capable of detecting temperature differences. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026