Conception synonyms

kən-sĕp'shən

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comprehension
The knowledge that is acquired in this way.
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idea
A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention. [from 17th c.]
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imagining
Something imagined.
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devising
The act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will
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speculating
The act of conceiving mentally
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conceptualization
The process of forming a conceptual form of a phenomenon; the act of conceptualizing
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originating
The act of conceiving mentally
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formulating
The act of conceiving mentally
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bethinking
The act of conceiving mentally
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dreaming
An instance of dreaming; a dream or reverie.
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cogitating
The act of conceiving mentally
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deliberating
The act of conceiving mentally
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fancying
The act of conceiving mentally
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philosophizing
Philosophical thought or discussion
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realization
The act of realizing; the act of making real.
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musing
A product of contemplation; a thought:
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speculation
Speculation is the act of formulating an opinion or theory without fully researching or investigating.
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envisaging
The act of conceiving mentally
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understanding
(Uncountable) Sympathy.
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cognition
(Countable) A result of a cognitive process.
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perception
A specific idea, concept, impression, etc. so formed
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mental grasp
The act of conceiving mentally
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apperception
Conscious perception with full awareness.
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formulation of an idea
The act of conceiving mentally
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formulation of a principle
The act of conceiving mentally
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formulation of a mental image
The act of conceiving mentally
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hatching
The drawing or engraving of fine, parallel or crossed lines to achieve shading
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inception
The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
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impregnation
That with which anything is impregnated.
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insemination
The introduction of semen into the reproductive tract of a female either through sexual intercourse or through use of an instrument such as a syringe in the process known as artificial insemination.
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representation
A statement of fact made with the purpose of getting someone to become party to a transaction or contract. See also misrepresentation.
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impression
Impression is defined as to leave an imprint on something or to influence something or someone.
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notion
A sentiment; an opinion.
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original idea
Something that is conceived
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design
A plan; scheme; project
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plan
A program or policy stipulating a service or benefit:
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interpretation
An explanation or conceptualization by a critic of a work of literature, painting, music, or other art form; an exegesis.
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thought (related)
(Uncountable) The process by which such forms arise or are manipulated; thinking.
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fertilization (related)
The process of making soil more productive of plant growth, as by the addition of organic material or fertilizer.
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opinion (related)
An evaluation, impression, or estimation of the quality or worth of a person or thing
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apprehension
The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.
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beginning
An early stage or example
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belief
Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.
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concept
An idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things; abstract notion
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genesis
The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
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ideation
The formation or conception of ideas by the mind
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image
(Computing) A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (see disk image, executable image and image copy)
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imagination
Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
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invention
A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation:
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notation
A system of figures or symbols used in a specialized field to represent numbers, quantities, tones, or values:
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origin
(Anatomy) The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
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purpose
Something one intends to get or do; intention; aim
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start
The beginning of a new construction project:
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death (antonym)
The termination or extinction of something:
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abortion (antonym)
Spontaneous abortion; miscarriage.
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being (antonym)
A living creature.
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concrete (antonym)
A hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate gravel, pebbles, broken stone, or slag in a mortar or cement matrix.
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thoughts (related)
Plural form of thought
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innovation
The act or process of innovating
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construct
A concept or theory devised to integrate in an orderly way the diverse data on a phenomenon
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creation
Anything created; esp., something original created by the imagination; invention, design, etc.
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misconception (antonym)
The definition of misconception is a misunderstanding, or something perceived inaccurately.
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subjectivity (related)
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dialectic (related)
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conceptualisation (related)
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ideology (related)
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dualism (related)
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world-view (related)
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personhood (related)
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doctrine (related)
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rationality (related)
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discourse (related)
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rationalism (related)
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Conception Sentence Examples

  • Yet Carmen insisted that any artificial method of conception was sinful – playing God.

  • First there were the natural sciences, themselves only just emerging from a confused conception of their true method; especially those which studied the borderland of physical and mental phenomena, the medical sciences; and pre-eminently that science which has since become so popular, the science of biology.

  • And the only such conception known to historians is that of power.

  • There is no hint in Ezekiel's writings of the grandiose conception of Isa.

  • He could not reconcile the charming impression he had of Natasha, whom he had known from a child, with this new conception of her baseness, folly, and cruelty.

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