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

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2
as in ideas
something imagined or pictured in the mind our changing conceptions of what constitutes art

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Recent Examples of conceptions Are such dichotomous conceptions of the novel mutually exclusive? — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 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 Farrell and Kidman are outstanding, even as Lanthimos' ritualistic plotting and direction keep them hemmed into their characters' rigid conceptions. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceptions
  1. notions
  2. ideas
  3. concepts
  4. thoughts
  5. stereotypes
  6. pictures
Noun
  • Her work examines fashion as a cultural and ideological system, with a focus on copying, repetition, and reuse as critical and pedagogical strategies to question dominant notions of originality and value.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 30 July 2026
  • Preconceived notions about eating disorders − including the false belief that patients need to be emaciated to be diagnosed − can sometimes prevent parents from recognizing their own struggles.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • Putnam And Leadership Functionalism, and the vast majority of Putnam’s ideas, belong to the realm of analytic philosophy, one of the two major branches of 20th-century philosophy, along with continental philosophy.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • From longline styles, like Jennifer Lawrence’s denim jorts, to Margot Robbie’s polished Bermuda style, these outfit formulas offer new ideas built around the best basics, making these summer staples feel impossibly fresh.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 31 July 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • Through the mid-1980s, Wolfram continued this work, discovering a number of fundamental connections between computation and nature, and inventing such concepts as computational irreducibility.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Over the past few years, Boots has been delving into its extensive data to test and try products and began introducing stand-alone beauty retail concepts, the latest of which opened in Bristol earlier this month.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of concepts
Noun
  • The notes have the sentence fragments and typos of someone quickly recording their thoughts.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 29 July 2026
  • At the time of the shooting, Richards said Gray was struggling with anxiety, paranoia, depression and thoughts of self-harm.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of thoughts
Noun
  • Soon after those 2011 protests, Brand Modi was carefully marketed on television channels and burgeoning social media platforms as the redemptive opposite of the images, associations, and stereotypes attached to the corrupt and feckless system.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Many of my previous columns have stressed the importance of pushing back on the (often negative) stereotypes of aging.
    — Jann E. Freed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of stereotypes
Noun
  • The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children.
    — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Anticipate major developments, as the Lesnar-Femi clash is highly watched, potentially shaping future title pictures.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of pictures

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