the idea

noun

: the central meaning or purpose of something : goal or intention

The whole idea of the game is to keep from getting caught.

The idea is to get people to attend.

Examples of the idea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Eager to mix up their routines, and drawn to the way the muscular Bruin looks in his He-Man outfit at the Halloween ball, Doane and Con latch on to the idea of a threesome. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026

Aluminium Bahrain is pressing ahead with a plan to buy France’s Aluminium Dunkerque, but the price has risen sharply since the idea was first mooted earlier in the year. —Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 2 June 2026

One of the sticking points is the idea around parody and whether marketplace confusion is created. —Simmone Shah, Time, 2 June 2026

For years, major institutions in American culture have promoted the idea that racial identity is central to social and political life. —Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026

Rhymes for the idea

• aliya
• aliyah
• althea
• apnoea
• dyspnea
• dyspnoea
• hosea
• kshatriya
• kyrie
• lutea
• maria
• medea