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
  • Mercury in your sign quincunxes Saturn in your 6th House, creating tension between your thoughts and the practical demands of work, health, or routine.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In particular, Greek mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras and his disciples may have associated beans with reincarnation, so some thought eating them was technically an act of cannibalism.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of thought
Noun
  • The main idea of the company is to automate parts of these missions so personnel can concentrate on operational decisions rather than manually managing every aspect of a drone’s flight or sensor operation.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Today, Sarah Stewart and Anthony Cataldo keep the spirit of Perse’s original idea alive in the West Hollywood store.
    — Viv Chen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of idea
Noun
  • Fans of the austere contemporary design that forms the back-bone of the Design Hotel concept will love this new fifty room hipster tucked away in a non-descript side street near Frankfurt’s main train station.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The new system takes the concept in a different direction by combining hydrogen production with chemical synthesis.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of concept
Noun
  • Which environment gives you a better chance to make an impression?
    — John M. O'Connor, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • What left the greatest impression in La Jolla, however, was the staging by Danya Taymor, who would go on to win a Tony for her breathtakingly fluid direction.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of impression
Noun
  • In the 1960s and 1970s, women’s rights activists worked to change the public conception of rape.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Margaret’s belief that Carrie is inherently evil because her conception wasn’t too far from rape is gone, along with Carrie’s awkwardness and chubbiness (and King’s suggestion that even fat girls can be desirable).
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of conception
Noun
  • But Kazan has a different notion of this character, one that the director explores and complicates through extended flashbacks to Cathy’s childhood.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • That milestone will demonstrate that electric aviation is no longer a futuristic notion but an emerging reality.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 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 12 Oct. 2026.

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