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

Built around a towering sandstone escarpment that rises through the centre of the property, surrounded by a deliciously cold pool, the architecture was conceived in careful negotiation with the landscape. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

To that end, the firm drew inspiration from the shapes of farmland structures and conceived a cluster of interconnected buildings that flow from one to another with a series of hallways. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

My trip loosely followed one of Relais & Châteaux’s Routes du Bonheur—itineraries first conceived in the 1950s to link memorable hotels and restaurants along scenic roads. — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

The fundamental premise of offside was simple when the concept was conceived, but the law governing its modern application has 45 clauses and runs to more than 1,000 words. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 2 July 2026

The installation was conceived by Imogen Speer, an accomplished San Francisco artist whose public work includes the Naga installation in Golden Gate Park. — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

All this is rooted in the fact that the project itself was conceived primarily as a live entity. — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 1 July 2026

Photograph by Laurian Ghinițoiu With Lina Ghotmeh, every project is conceived as an object. — Time, Time, 1 July 2026

Meanwhile, Freud went on to become the father of psychology (much of it conceived while on cocaine). — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 1 July 2026