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

Their fourth-quarter magic is gone, replaced by fourth-quarter illusions. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Cognitive symptoms could include illusions or hallucinations — some patients report sensing a shadowy figure nearby — and difficulties with problem solving and navigation. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Every Saturday morning, about 190 starry-eyed students ages 10 to 18 attend classes in everything from puppetry, mime and clowning to juggling, card tricks, illusions, mentalism, stage magic, theater production and escapology. — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

Pokémon cards, a pricey Ferrari shirt and a touristy museum of illusions. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

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