ENVISAGED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in envisioned

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verb

past tense of envisage

as in imagined

to form a mental picture of I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard

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Recent Examples of envisaged

Adjective

She is also equipped with an Energy Storage System designed to manage onboard energy flows based on envisaged operations, capable of peak shaving and silent operation at anchor, contributing to a substantial reduction in fuel usage. — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

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In light of the performance of the spring 2027 men’s and women’s collections, Cucinelli envisaged growth of around 10 percent for 2027 as well. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Reuters earlier reported on the cancellation of the NEOM stadium, which was envisaged as being on the roof of The Line, a 500-meter-tall skyscraper. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Riyadh is targeting $100 billion in annual FDI by 2030 to help finance and accelerate the economic transformation envisaged under Vision 2030. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 What Jefferson envisaged, in contrast, was an unyielding north-south grid of continental proportions. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The building projects envisaged by the tech industry are on a truly staggering scale. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026 The transitional government's dissolution was envisaged as part of the road map to elections. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Tartus and the newer Hmeimim ultimately never realized the full strategic potential Moscow not long ago envisaged for them. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The Premier League’s rules outline the need for this whole process to remain confidential until the independent commission is ready to hand down its judgement, but few, Masters included, had envisaged such a wait. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisaged

Adjective

Friedman began her remarks by reminding the audience of von Furstenberg’s unlikely beginning, born in Brussels to a Holocaust survivor.

— Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Dahlia Scheindlin, a veteran pollster who works for left-of-center candidates and parties in Israel, speculated that the number of returning overseas voters was unlikely to be big enough to change the outcome of the election.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

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Cher’s iconic yellow plaid outfit evoked Kim’s Catholic school girl uniform as imagined by Donatella Versace.

— Jonathan Van Meter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
People such as Sarah Burns, the mother of a Camas runner who walked off the start line in protest last week, never imagined herself playing the role of activist when the cross country season began.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of imagined

Verb

Last night was the second Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as envisioned by CEO Hillary Super and her chief creative officer Adam Selman.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Preparations are also advancing for expansion into a third regional department, where several hundred personnel are envisioned to operate.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of envisioned

Verb

This was certainly not how Elise, a sophomore at Battle Ground High, pictured her season ending when the school year began.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Finding her light Carrie, pictured at her Los Angeles home in 1987, ventured into writing with her semi-autobiographical debut novel, Postcards from the Edge, which hit shelves that year and became a bestseller.

— Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pictured

Verb

Four save slots per game and a rewind function introduce a few conveniences that players in 1983 could only have dreamed about.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
Having once dreamed a modern India would be able to move past divisions of religion and caste, Jinnah became disillusioned.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

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