INTELLECTIONS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

intellections

noun

plural of intellection

as in notions

something imagined or pictured in the mind notebooks filled with his intellections on an amazing array of topics

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Noun

Fielder and Oppenheim have created a fascinating portrait of a relationship, decimating notions of objectivity in documentary while also interrogating the limits of fiction.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Visitors to the boutique are handed a booklet in which their fragrance blotters can be placed and notions of perfumes jotted down.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of notions

Noun

But instead of leaving the rink for an empty condo with only his own thoughts to keep him company, Tavares went to a home — Doug Weight’s, to be exact.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Manhunt also includes video game segments, which take us inside the digital world, where key ideas and thoughts of the main characters form.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of thoughts

Noun

Republicans have a president happy to adopt (or take credit for) populist ideas that his party used to blanche at – and candidates who would follow him for every beat.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The whole thing plays like something concocted by an 8th grader sitting in the back of biology class and doodling movie ideas in his notebook, offering more proof that Besson has never quite risen above the juvenile tendencies of his early years.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of ideas

Noun

Lux is drawn back to the old pictures and voice notes on his phone, while Mille stares at the WhatsApp chat with her sister as if waiting for a response.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
The Beloved Pets Ofrenda had nearly 2,000 pictures of pets on display last year, Barreiro says.

— Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of pictures

Noun

For example, most receivers travel 12 to 14 yards on seven-step concepts, but Jefferson’s stride length can take him farther up the field.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Osteopathic medical education intentionally integrates biomedical, clinical, health systems and biomechanical sciences, and concepts aligned with complexity science into a coherent framework for physician formation.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of concepts

Noun

Beatrice, played by actual academic Anne-Laure Sellier, is a professor at Columbia whose work focuses on how historical conceptions of memory can inform present-day studies of the brain.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
As the narratives converge, Obreht teases out the relationship between our conceptions of history and of ourselves.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of conceptions

Noun

But Meta delayed removal for days as the ad leaped from four impressions to 330.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Sculptural pieces are blown and shaped using innovative molds made out of paper or wood; organic curves or impressions are added in the soft glass.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

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