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

Certain practical and loving people viewed abstractions as attempts to escape, and thus a way of failing at what was essential in life. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

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