Synonyms of illusions

illusions

noun

plural of illusion

1

as in dreams

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality

the magician specializes in creating illusions, so that people believe they have seen something when they really haven't

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dreams
• visions
• fantasies
• daydreams
• delusions
• unrealities
• ideas
• mirages
• hallucinations
• phantasms
• conceits
• chimeras
• nightmares
• figments
• pipe dreams
• castles in the air
• fancies
• castles in Spain
• nonentities
• fictions
• concoctions
• fabrications
• utopias
• inventions
• visualizations
• fables
• brainchildren
• will-o'-the-wisps
• ignes fatui
• cloud-cuckoo-lands
• cloudlands
• Shangri-las
• daymares

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• actualities

2

as in delusions

a false idea or belief

he had no illusions about how much effort and money the renovation project would require

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delusions
• myths
• errors
• superstitions
• misconceptions
• hallucinations
• fallacies
• misunderstandings
• falsehoods
• untruths
• falsities
• misbeliefs
• pretenses
• distortions
• fictions
• lies
• tales
• misperceptions
• old wives' tales
• factoids
• misinterpretations
• inaccuracies
• misjudgments
• misrepresentations
• misapprehensions
• misinformation
• sophistries
• misstatements
• stories
• sophisms
• half-truths
• fibs
• miscomprehensions
• misreports
• misknowledges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truths
• verities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of illusions

When the team built a setup to directly quantify real-time heat flux alongside electrical output, the theoretical illusions collapsed. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

The myth goes back 2,000 years and holds that the Parthenon, which sits on the Acropolis overlooking Athens, was intentionally constructed with curves to correct various visual illusions and thus appear straight to the human eye. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026

Even for the state’s largest single-site employer, with an operating budget approaching $2 billion annually, there are no illusions about being able to provide care for every single airport worker. — Shay Castle, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026

The Hering and Wundt illusions are examples of how straight lines can appear curved if intersecting lines cross them at a certain angle. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

In each case, however, modern physics has shown these assumptions to be illusions. — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Designed by Australian magician and magic consultant Adam Mada, the illusions use a fade box where contestants can be seen disappearing and reappearing on the studio monitors in real time. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shattered Europe’s remaining illusions not just about Moscow but also about Beijing. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, 95 people—Millennial and Gen Z men and women, all of whom had a history of using Instagram for an average of eight years—underwent a virtual reality experience called body illusions. — Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026