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Imagination

noun
/ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Meaning

the faculty or action of forming new ideas or images not present to the senses; creative thinking
The ability of the mind to create ideas or pictures not present to the senses.

Example Sentences

Children's imagination allows them to turn a cardboard box into a spaceship or castle.

Children often use their imagination while playing.

Example Expressions

wild imagination

Synonyms

creativity, fantasy, vision, inventiveness, invention, ingenuity
Entry 1
creativity, fantasy, vision, inventiveness
Entry 2
creativity, fantasy, vision, invention, ingenuity

Antonyms

reality, fact, actuality, literalness
Entry 1
reality, fact, actuality, literalness
Entry 2
reality, fact

Collocations

vivid imagination, wild imagination, use imagination, spark imagination, fertile imagination
Entry 1
vivid imagination, wild imagination, use imagination
Entry 2
use imagination, vivid imagination, spark imagination, fertile imagination

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