Synonyms of conceived

conceived 1 of 2

adjective

as in envisioned

Related Words

• envisioned
• envisaged
• visualized
• pictured
• unlikely
• unbelievable
• concocted
• unconvincing
• hypothetical
• illusory
• hallucinatory
• abstract
• delusive
• deceptive
• theoretical
• phantasmagoric
• invented
• fabricated
• fictive
• delusional
• feigned
• legendary
• romantic
• imagined
• fabled
• daydreamlike
• nonexistent
• fictitious
• imaginary
• chimerical
• fictional
• fantasied
• ideal
• fanciful
• phantom
• make-believe
• mythical
• visionary
• pretend
• unreal
• notional
• inexistent
• made-up
• imaginal
• phantasmal
• phantasmic
• fabulous
• fantastic

Dissimilar Words

• real
• actual
• existing
• true
• existent
• genuine
• authentic
• realistic
• convincing
• factual
• verifiable
• physical
• solid
• substantial
• believable
• verified
• corporeal
• tangible
• material
• palpable

conceived

2 of 2

verb

past tense of conceive

1

as in imagined

to form a mental picture of

it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagined
• envisioned
• saw
• dreamed
• pictured
• envisaged
• visualized
• visioned
• featured
• fantasized
• fancied
• planned
• contemplated
• ideated
• imaged
• conjured (up)
• fantasied
• conceited
• reflected
• invented
• concocted
• daydreamed
• pondered
• manufactured
• relived
• mused
• foresaw
• projected
• ruminated
• meditated
• reminisced
• re-created
• hallucinated
• fabricated
• prefigured
• stargazed
• made up

2

as in understood

to have a clear idea of

I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understood
• knew
• deciphered
• comprehended
• recognized
• grasped
• saw
• appreciated
• realized
• discerned
• perceived
• got
• sensed
• apprehended
• made
• beheld
• assimilated
• seized
• registered
• dug
• intuited
• decoded
• caught on (to)
• made out
• caught
• tumbled (to)
• picked up on
• compassed
• grokked
• cognized
• twigged
• savvied
• digested
• cottoned (to or on to)
• absorbed
• fathomed
• penetrated
• took in
• pierced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misconstrued
• misconceived
• misread
• mistook
• misapprehended
• misperceived

3

as in thought

to have as an opinion

I just can't conceive that he would have lied

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thought
• believed
• considered
• imagined
• guessed
• figured
• felt
• deemed
• supposed
• judged
• held
• perceived
• assumed
• reckoned
• regarded
• allowed
• viewed
• esteemed
• accepted
• presumed
• relied
• concluded
• depended
• trusted
• surmised
• presupposed
• deduced
• inferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspected
• doubted
• questioned
• rejected
• distrusted
• mistrusted
• discredited
• disbelieved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conceived

Verb

Kentucky Boy was conceived of by Old Forester assistant master distiller Caleb Trigo and Woodford Reserve master distiller Elizabeth McCall as a tribute to Morris for his 50th anniversary with Brown-Forman. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026

The idea for a Great Chicago Fire Festival dated back to Chicago’s failed Olympic bid in 2009, when it was conceived as part of the ceremonies, a Redmoon Theater spokesperson told the Tribune. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

These designs were flanked by a reinterpretations of the Ballerina Ultima conceived in 2007. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026

In 2022, the company launched Independent 20th Century, conceived by Dee, Higgs, and Sofie Scheerlinck, formerly of the TEFAF fair, to focus on art from 1900 to 2000. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

It was conceived and built from the drawing board as a collaborative testbed by three domestic companies. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

From every theoretical point of view, Dovner was transforming the Soviet system, which had been conceived as something of perfect, crystalline purity. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Rothman conceived of the idea shortly after moving to Nashville during the pandemic and connecting with the Americana scene. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026

That spirit of discovery carries into the Bureau Library, conceived as a living archive that changes several times each year. — Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026