Synonyms of perceptions

perceptions

noun

plural of perception

as in understandings

the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something

a growing perception of the enormity of the problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understandings
• appreciations
• grasps
• apprehensions
• comprehensions
• grips
• conceptions
• percipiences
• absorptions
• holds
• assimilations
• uptakes
• digestions
• realizations
• visualizations
• enlightenments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misperceptions
• misunderstandings
• misinterpretations
• incomprehensions
• misapprehensions
• miscomprehensions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perceptions

But that doesn’t mean the bonds and awakenings that have been sown won’t grow in their own ways, whether in terms of enduring perceptions or travels to or from here to other nations or inspiring future leaders. — Vahe Gregorian july 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

By the same token, new information and messaging can help modify or entirely erase such limiting perceptions. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026

The World Cup highlights how limited information often shapes inaccurate perceptions. — Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Whether those perceptions are accurate may matter less than the political damage caused by the belief that authorities are minimizing the scale of the tragedy. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

Oscar Talk Even if the films are discovered at Cannes, Annecy can help mould Oscar contender perceptions. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 29 June 2026

Increasing acceptance of cannabis use The ruling hinges on evolving perceptions of recreational drugs, especially marijuana. — Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

Their skepticism of government was fuelled by the disruptions of COVID and by perceptions of liberal hypocrisy and the left’s disregard for the member’s opinions. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 25 June 2026

Half a season is not enough to erase certain longstanding perceptions. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 24 June 2026