Another word for idea
idea
n.
Something one thinks or knows
concept, conception, thought, notion, impression, inkling, construct; see also opinion 1, thought 2.
A conviction
A plan
Fancy
Meaning
idea, the most general of these terms, may be applied to anything existing in the mind as an object of knowledge or thought; concept refers to a generalized idea of a class of objects, based on knowledge of particular instances of the class his concept of a republic; conception, often equivalent to concept, specifically refers to something conceived in the mind, or imagined my conception of how the role should be played; thought is used of any idea, whether or not expressed, that occurs to the mind in reasoning or contemplation she rarely speaks her thoughts; notion suggests a vague thought or one not fully considered I had a notion to go; impression also implies vagueness of an idea provoked by some external stimulus I have the impression that she's unhappy
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Another word for idea
That which exists in the mind as the product of careful mental activity:
concept, conception, image, notion, perception, thought. See thoughtsSomething believed or accepted as true by a person:
belief, conviction, feeling, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, position, sentiment, view. See opinionIntuitive cognition:
feeling, hunch, impression, intuition, suspicion. See thoughtsA method for making, doing, or accomplishing something:
blueprint, design, game plan, layout, plan, project, schema, scheme, strategy. See plannedThe gist of a specific action or situation:
import, meaning, point, purport, significance, significancy. See meaning
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