im·ag·i·nar·y adjective
imaginary (adjective)
- existing only in the imagination:
- (of a number or quantity) expressed in terms of the square root of a negative number (usually the square root of −1, represented by i or j). See also complex
Synonyms unreal ,
nonexistent ,
fictional ,
fictitious ,
pretend ,
mythical ,
mythological ,
legendary ,
storybook ,
fanciful ,
fantastic ,
invented ,
concocted ,
fabricated ,
fancied ,
illusory ,
illusive ,
hallucinatory ,
phantasmal ,
phantasmic ,
dreamy ,
dreamlike ,
shadowy ,
unsubstantial ,
chimerical ,
ethereal ,
virtual ,
notional ,
hypothetical ,
theoretical ,
assumed ,
supposed ,
suppositious ,
visionary ,
real ,
actual ,
complex