Synonyms of notions

notions

noun

plural of notion

as in novelties

small useful items

the fabric store had a wide variety of thread, pins, buttons, and other notions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• novelties
• sundries
• etceteras
• variety
• odds and ends
• baubles
• trinkets
• gewgaws
• knickknacks
• gadgets
• bric-a-brac
• hodgepodge
• jiggers
• miscellany
• gimmicks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of notions

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

Only truly sophisticated taste, in this code, grasps the superiority of deprivation over the more ethnic notions of actual comfort and good food. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Throughout the financial troubles that the couple face given Fyodor’s inability to deliver pages, Szumowska and Englert feature scatological humor that further dissolves any notions of elegance associated with 19th-century Europe. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Then come the notions and hardware, like earring posts, beads and crystal accents, that complete the transformation from fleeting flora to lasting adornment. — Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

My novel The Rayburn Affair lays bare notions of friendship, rivalry, envy, authorship, and power. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Javier Bardem‘s supercriminal is a creature of myth, complete with an untraceable accent, beyond pain or petty notions of morality. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Thus all notions of reference to precedent in the arts became contentious, if not disreputable. — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026