1. existing only in one’s mind; not real

1. past tense and past participle of imagine; formed a mental image or concept of something

Examples

• She imagined herself living in Paris someday.
• The children imagined they were brave knights on a quest.
• I never imagined the project would take so long to complete.
• His imagined fears were worse than reality.
• The threat was more imagined than real.
• She couldn’t have imagined a better outcome.
• The imagined conversation played out differently in her head.