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

While trends like these can shift perceptions of beauty and create new aesthetic anxieties, Payne argues that ferritin face also encourages consumers to approach beauty more holistically. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026

The tipster warned that a small number of enthusiastic residents tend to appear over and over in media coverage, skewing public perceptions. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Different perceptions of China also inform the party’s internecine debates on climate policy. — Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

During her treatment, the mom founded Bonded Thru Cancer, a company that helps others facing cancer and challenges perceptions of the disease. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026

Research suggests voters tend to weight their perceptions of the economy more heavily than their personal financial circumstances when deciding whether to vote for the incumbent party. — Erin Kay Lockwood, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

But this is where Nazario feels a unique mission in his role in the fashion vanguard to try to change perceptions of who and what is celebrated. — David MacK, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

This list encapsulates century-defining women whose opinions and perceptions of reproduction continue to shape everyday lives, policy, and feminist pursuits. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

The data comes from the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute’s inaugural regional well-being survey, which asked adults across 14 counties about their finances, housing, communities and perceptions of their own lives. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026