mind's eye

noun

Definition of mind's eyenext
as in thought
something imagined or pictured in the mind there was a disturbing detail that he kept seeing in his mind's eye of the accident scene

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Recent Examples of mind's eye Even in my mind's eye, the view still takes my breath away. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026 A lot of the hobby's allure involves getting to see things with the mind's eye, Beltz said. — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025 Well, The View is here to roast the chestnuts of your mind's eye with its new, unintentionally hilarious Christmas set! — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mind's eye
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind's eye
  1. thought
  2. idea
  3. concept
  4. impression
  5. conception
  6. notion
Noun
  • Suddenly, everything that the brain was handling automatically becomes a conscious thought.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Overreporting runs the risk of shunting troubled kids into the criminal-justice system merely for expressing morbid thoughts.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of thought
Noun
  • Our research and engineering remain world-class, but our record of getting ideas to market and improving how products are made has been less stellar.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • It has also been designed as a neighborhood gathering space, with Apartment at 365, the physical space representing the Happier pillar of discovery, idea exchange, community, creativity and collaboration.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of idea
Noun
  • Charging infrastructure at ports would supply the electricity needed for operation, allowing the concept to avoid direct carbon emissions while sailing.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The process started with 2D concept art, mapping out the shapes the team needed to build Wicker Husband.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of concept
Noun
  • What Zuckerberg hasn’t addressed directly, on the podcast or the earnings call, is whether agents will eat into the ad impressions that generate nearly all of Meta’s revenue today.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Vance left a positive impression on his RJC audience while stopping short of disavowing influential conservative podcast host Tucker Carlson.
    — Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of impression
Noun
  • Bloomberg reports that despite having helped with the company’s conception, Luckey has no equity or ongoing role in Warhound.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
  • At the time, the Busby Berkeley conception of musical film as outlandish spectacle was the choreographic vogue.
    — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of conception
Noun
  • That’s life in the SEC, a notion Drinkwitz often reminds his players.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • As performance cars increasingly isolate drivers from the mechanical process of driving, the simple act of reaching for that unique shift knob reinforces the notion that the tactile pleasures of driving are still worth celebrating.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of notion

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“Mind's eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind%27s%20eye. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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