imaginal
1 of 2adjective (1)
imag·i·nal i-ˈma-jə-nᵊl 
: of or relating to imagination, images, or imagery
imaginal
2 of 2adjective (2)
ima·gi·nal i-ˈma-jə-nᵊl -ˈmā- -ˈmä-gə-
-ˈmā- -ˈmä-gə- : of or relating to the insect imago
Synonyms
Adjective (1)
- graphic
- graphical
- pictorial
- visual
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
borrowed from Late Latin imāginālis, from Latin imāgin-, imāgō image entry 1 + -ālis -al entry 1
Adjective (2)
New Latin imāgin-, imāgō imago + -al entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
1638, in the meaning defined above
Adjective (2)
1877, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
imaginal 1 of 2
adjective
imag·i·nal im-ˈaj-ən-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or involving imagination, images, or imagery
imaginal
2 of 2adjective
ima·gi·nal im-ˈā-gən-ᵊl -ˈäg-ən-
-ˈäg-ən- : of or relating to the insect imago
imaginal
adjective
1
as in visual
consisting of or relating to pictures after a desensitizing series of imaginal exposures to the feared object, the phobic person is then exposed to the actual object Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- visual
- graphical
- graphic
- photographic
- pictorial
- illustrational
- illustrative
- video
- represented
- ideographic
- iconographic
- pictographic
- drawn
- iconographical
- painted
- hieroglyphic
- hieroglyphical
- ideogrammatic
- ideogramic
- ideogrammic
2
as in imaginary
not real and existing only in the imagination the equator is merely an imaginal line Synonyms & Similar Words
- imaginary
- mythic
- mythical
- fictitious
- fantasied
- fictional
- imagined
- fantastical
- phantasmal
- ideal
- phantom
- chimerical
- phantasmic
- fanciful
- notional
- unreal
- theoretical
- visionary
- chimeric
- invented
- make-believe
- theoretic
- fantastic
- pretend
- legendary
- made-up
- romantic
- hypothetical
- unlikely
- abstract
- fabulous
- hallucinatory
- fabled
- illusory
- delusive
- fictive
- phantasmagoric
- visualized
- conceived
- phantasmagorical
- deceptive
- envisioned
- delusional
- unconvincing
- envisaged
- unbelievable
- pictured
- nonexistent
- concocted
- feigned
- daydreamlike
- inexistent
- fabricated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- actual
- real
- existing
- existent
- true
- factual
- physical
- authentic
- genuine
- realistic
- corporeal
- verifiable
- substantial
- convincing
- tangible
- solid
- believable
- material
- palpable
- verified