Synonyms for conception
Most common
understanding concept notion conceit creation imagination conceiving ideation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Concept — an image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design
concept, idea, notion, image, understanding, sense, thought, impression, conceit, comprehension, apprehension, opinion, construct, intelligence, fancy, intellect
2. Design
Other
conceiving, creation, ideation, imagination, view, fertilization, fertilisation UK
Definitions
- n. 1
An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
- n. 2
The act of conceiving.
Related words
- Word family
- conceptional conceive concept contraception
Forms
- Plural
- conceptions → concepts, ideas, notions, images…
Example sentences
- understanding The mystery of life is beyond human understanding.
- concept The concept is quite alien to our way of thinking.
- notion He had a notion that she was very angry with him.
- conceit Her conceit about her beauty annoyed many people.
- creation Scientific truth is a creation of the human mind.
- imagination Don't underestimate the power of your imagination.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| conception | steady | |
| understanding | rising | |
| concept | steady | |
| notion | rising | |
| conceit | rising | |
| creation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- idea3, view1
- 5 letters
- sense1, image2, fancy2
- 6 letters
- design2, notion2
- 7 letters
- thought1, opinion3, concept2, conceit2
- 8 letters
- creation3, ideation4
- 9 letters
- construct2, invention3, intellect3
- 10 letters
- impression3, innovation4, conceiving3
- 11 letters
- imagination5
- 12 letters
- intelligence4, apprehension4, excogitation
- 13 letters
- understanding4, comprehension4, fertilization5, fertilisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idea3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- conception
- Italiano
- concezione
- Español
- concepción
- Deutsch
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