Synonyms of conceptions

conceptions

noun

plural of conception

1

as in notions

an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation

the false conception that wheelchair users are homebound and helpless

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notions
• concepts
• stereotypes
• theories
• hypotheses
• generalizations
• sayings
• clichés
• commonplaces
• generalities
• truisms
• propositions
• platitudes
• proverbs
• bromides
• saws
• oversimplifications
• adages
• simplifications
• simplisms

2

as in ideas

something imagined or pictured in the mind

our changing conceptions of what constitutes art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notions
• ideas
• thoughts
• concepts
• pictures
• impressions
• perceptions
• images
• abstractions
• observations
• cogitations
• prejudices
• assumptions
• theories
• reflections
• intellections
• preconceptions
• beliefs
• apprehensions
• hunches
• presentiments
• illusions
• cognitions
• premonitions
• prepossessions
• mind's eyes
• delusions
• hypotheses
• convictions
• vagaries
• whims
• conceits
• caprices
• chimeras
• phantasms
• speculations
• hallucinations
• conjectures
• guesses
• fancies
• suppositions
• inspirations
• surmises
• conclusions
• kinks
• brain waves
• brainstorms
• freaks
• brainchildren

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• actualities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conceptions

Beatrice, played by actual academic Anne-Laure Sellier, is a professor at Columbia whose work focuses on how historical conceptions of memory can inform present-day studies of the brain. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

As the narratives converge, Obreht teases out the relationship between our conceptions of history and of ourselves. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

Thus, the cisgendered body and heterosexuality are a dynamic instead of a foundation to our conceptions of Black motherhood. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

Users could compare the two and get a window into their own conceptions of the game. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 June 2026

Some say the country is a secular republic founded on 18th-century conceptions of human reason and natural law. — Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026

In reaction against the waste of life and ill-success of Mazzini’s program, moderate opinion tended to crystallize around federal conceptions of the solution of the Italian problem. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026

Rising above material needs, our current conceptions of class, identity, and climate will shift radically. — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026