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

The backstory Opened in 2021, La Casa de la Playa was conceived as the most intimate and luxurious expression of the Grupo Xcaret brand. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

Kurkdjian conceived it as a counterweight to the very sweet and spicy Elixir, and as another option for the wearer who wants Sauvage’s full rousing potential, but with executive muscle. — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026

Originally conceived alongside their collaborations on those scores, the album languished as Jóhannsson’s film career exploded before ultimately being shelved after his death. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 July 2026

It’s called Music, Fashion, Film, and it was conceived in what she’s described as a burst of inspiration during last fall’s Paris Fashion Week. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Interni remains one of the town’s essential dinner-to-late-night addresses, with a garden originally conceived by Italian designer Paola Navone. — Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The showcase was conceived at a critical moment for restorative art, whose future has never looked more uncertain amid a changing funeral industry. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

What inspired me most about the Town Hall was that the ideas, the topics and the outreach were all conceived and built by students. — Rob Moore, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Moore not only transitioning to a new role, but a role that had never existed, or had even been conceived only a few years before. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026