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plural of illusion
Synonyms & Antonyms of illusions
1
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 for illusions
- chimeras,
- conceits,
- daydreams,
- delusions,
- dreams,
- fancies,
- fantasies
- (also phantasies),
- figments,
- hallucinations,
- nonentities,
- phantasms
- (also fantasms),
- pipe dreams,
- unrealities,
- visions
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2
a false idea or belief
- he had no illusions about how much effort and money the renovation project would require
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“Illusions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illusions. Accessed 20 Jun. 2021.
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