Synonyms for delusion
Most common
illusion deception self-deception fallacy bubble hallucination flam
Definitions
- n. 1
An adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence.
Related words
- Word family
- delusional
- Phrases
- delusion of grandeur
Forms
- Plural
- delusions → illusions, self-deceptions, fallacies, deceptions…
Choose the right word
A delusion is a mistaken conviction, an illusion a mistaken perception or inference. An illusion may be wholly of the senses; a delusion always involves some mental error.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- illusion This created an illusion that was hard to explain.
- deception She was aware of his propensity towards deception.
- fallacy That's not a valid argument. It's a logical fallacy.
- bubble This is my personal bubble. Please don't touch me.
- hallucination Pietro brushed that aside as a hallucination.
By length
- 4 letters
- fake1, sham1, ruse1, flam1
- 5 letters
- dream1, error2, trick1, fraud1, cheat1
- 6 letters
- bubble2, deceit2, humbug2
- 7 letters
- fallacy3, chimera3
- 8 letters
- illusion3, artifice3, phantasm3
- 9 letters
- deception3, imposture
- 10 letters
- imposition4, aberration4
- 13 letters
- hallucination5, circumvention4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).