Synonyms of concepts

concepts

noun

plural of concept

1

as in notions

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

trying to change the public's concept of a nightly newscast

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in ideas

something imagined or pictured in the mind

a concept for a new kind of automobile that could revolutionize the industry

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• actualities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concepts

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, 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

Since its inception, two philosophical concepts have marked the brand’s savoir-faire. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Psychoanalytic concepts—projection, attachment, wishes and wish fulfillment—loom large. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

There’s still a common misconception that comfort and elegance are two separate concepts, but loafers and mom jeans are two wardrobe staples that prove otherwise. — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026

The concepts, none of which were intended for consumer production, were last displayed together at the Amelia Island Concours in Florida in 2019. — James Raia, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026

Flow-and-stock concepts are part of the foundation of accounting, and also of macro-economic models and economic theory (going back to Keynes himself). — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

These propulsion projects are designed to ensure suitable engines are available regardless of which aircraft concepts are eventually selected. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026