Synonyms of conceiving

conceiving 1 of 2

adjective

as in impregnated

Related Words

• impregnated
• gestational
• brooding
• pregnant
• childbearing
• prenatal
• expecting
• caught
• parturient
• gravid
• expectant
• gone
• big
• enceinte
• heavy
• quick

Dissimilar Words

• nonpregnant
• infertile
• barren
• miscarrying
• delivered
• aborting

conceiving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of conceive

1

as in imagining

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

• imagining
• envisioning
• seeing
• picturing
• dreaming
• visualizing
• envisaging
• fancying
• fantasizing
• visioning
• featuring
• contemplating
• planning
• fantasying
• ideating
• imaging
• conjuring (up)
• conceiting
• reflecting
• inventing
• daydreaming
• reliving
• foreseeing
• pondering
• hallucinating
• projecting
• concocting
• manufacturing
• ruminating
• re-creating
• meditating
• musing
• reminiscing
• stargazing
• fabricating
• prefiguring
• making up

2

as in knowing

to have a clear idea of

I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knowing
• understanding
• deciphering
• comprehending
• recognizing
• seeing
• grasping
• appreciating
• getting
• perceiving
• realizing
• apprehending
• making
• assimilating
• sensing
• discerning
• intuiting
• cognizing
• seizing
• registering
• beholding
• decoding
• compassing
• digging
• catching
• tumbling (to)
• catching on (to)
• grokking
• making out
• savvying
• twigging
• fathoming
• absorbing
• picking up on
• digesting
• cottoning (to or on to)
• taking in
• penetrating
• piercing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• mistaking
• misinterpreting
• misunderstanding
• misreading
• misconstruing
• misconceiving
• misperceiving
• misapprehending

3

as in thinking

to have as an opinion

I just can't conceive that he would have lied

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinking
• believing
• imagining
• considering
• figuring
• guessing
• supposing
• feeling
• deeming
• perceiving
• judging
• holding
• regarding
• allowing
• esteeming
• assuming
• reckoning
• accepting
• viewing
• relying
• depending
• presuming
• trusting
• inferring
• presupposing
• deducing
• concluding
• surmising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• doubting
• suspecting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• discrediting
• mistrusting
• disbelieving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conceiving

Verb

Plaintiffs sought information identifying people involved in conceiving, creating, and carrying out the fund. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

One of the themes is parenthood and a way of conceiving motherhood and parental love as control and ambition that is projected onto one’s children. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Walsh recommends patients understand their own health status, first, before conceiving and deciding on a birth plan. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

The Netflix documentary takes viewers through the history of the series, beginning with Banks first conceiving the idea with the help of Ken Mok, who co-executive-produced the show with her and also took part in the docuseries. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Doctors estimate the odds of conceiving spontaneous identical quadruplets at roughly 1 in 15 million. — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 21 July 2026

The best intentions absolutely go out the window, for almost any writer, when faced with the reality of conceiving an entire world; what to include, what to cut, what is absolutely necessary and what can be left in an older draft. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

In conceiving Season 2, Saeed must have realized that Jagannathan is Deli Boys’ true star. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

The global policy chief for OpenAI was reportedly involved in conceiving the group. — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026