Synonyms of abstractions

abstractions

noun

plural of abstraction

as in notions

something imagined or pictured in the mind

to a people who have lived under one dictatorship after another, democracy and freedom are mere abstractions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notions
• ideas
• concepts
• thoughts
• conceptions
• pictures
• impressions
• images
• cogitations
• perceptions
• observations
• reflections
• intellections
• theories
• assumptions
• prejudices
• hunches
• illusions
• beliefs
• preconceptions
• apprehensions
• presentiments
• premonitions
• phantasms
• delusions
• mind's eyes
• vagaries
• hypotheses
• chimeras
• conceits
• hallucinations
• cognitions
• whims
• prepossessions
• convictions
• caprices
• speculations
• conjectures
• guesses
• fancies
• inspirations
• kinks
• conclusions
• suppositions
• brain waves
• surmises
• brainstorms
• freaks
• brainchildren

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• actualities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abstractions

Billy’s main creative outlet in her years of solitude has been visual art, and her work—abstractions dominated by the geometric forms of Little Death’s air-vent face—seems like a closed circuit of self-therapy. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Yet American students and scholars flocked in droves to theory, perceiving in its recondite abstractions a thrilling new way of understanding the world—even, some believed, of changing it. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

When abstractions become so high-level that underlying risks are no longer visible, organizations lose the ability to make informed decisions. — Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The still life from 1982 was a stark departure from Richter’s exhibition in Germany of large-scale abstractions. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 June 2026

British artist, printmaker, and educator Tess Jaray, known for her hard-edge abstractions, died on May 24 at age 88. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2026

But given the dangers and the stakes, Black soldiers’ resolve also extended to greater abstractions. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026

Born in California and now based in New York, Hollowell creates large-scale geometric abstractions that are deeply compelling explorations of motherhood, sexuality, and spirituality. — Air Mail, 13 June 2026

My career as a deputy public defender has also taught me that the people who appear in court are not abstractions. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Daily News, 3 June 2026