PREHENSIONS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

prehensions

noun

plural of prehension

as in perceptions

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Noun

Finally, the case for continuing Republican support remains grounded in voters’ perceptions of Republican competence on the economy, border security and crime.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
McDonald’s said the restaurant modernizations include lockers to handle delivery orders more easily, more visible coffee preparation areas to enhance quality perceptions, bigger play areas and improved kitchen layouts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of perceptions

Noun

Many young adults who started families in the past twenty years were raised this way, which shaped their own conceptions of how to rear children.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Whether destruction or technological progress, both are purposeful activities, each with different conceptions of success or failure.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of conceptions

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Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Some of their clients lack financial literacy and have generally poor understandings of the healthcare system.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of understandings

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Read on to find out more about how DLSS works (and some early apprehensions about its latest release).

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
But the security that these systems provide have raised apprehensions about personal privacy and about where such footage gets stored and distributed.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

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