adjective
- having or showing too much imagination; prone to imagining things that are unlikely or unrealistic
Usage: often used to describe someone who invents elaborate scenarios or sees problems that may not exist
Examples
- The child's overimaginative mind turned a simple noise into a monster lurking in the closet.
- Her overimaginative interpretation of the email made her worry that she was about to be fired.
- Teachers sometimes struggle with overimaginative students who struggle to distinguish fact from fiction.
- He had an overimaginative tendency to assume the worst in every situation.
- The overimaginative plot of the novel strained credibility with its far-fetched twists.
- She was overimaginative about potential disasters during the family trip.