Synonyms for perception
pərˈsɛp ʃənper·cep·tion

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1. perception

   Knowledge is all that the mind knows, from whatever source derived or obtained, or by whatever process; the aggregate of facts, truths, or principles acquired or retained by the mind, including alike the intuitions native to the mind and all that has been learned respecting phenomena, causes, laws, principles, literature, etc. There is a tendency to regard knowledge as accurate and systematic, and to a certain degree complete. Information is knowledge of fact, real or supposed, derived from persons, books, or observation, and is regarded as casual and haphazard. We say of a studious man that he has a great store of knowledge, or of an intelligent man of the world, that he has a fund of varied information. Lore is used only in poetic or elevated style, for accumulated knowledge, as of a people or age, or in a more limited sense for learning or erudition. We speak of perception of external objects, apprehension of intellectual truth. Simple perception gives a limited knowledge of external objects, merely as such; the cognition of the same objects is a knowledge of them in some relation; cognizance is the formal or official recognition of something as an object of knowledge; we take cognizance of it. Intuition is primary knowledge antecedent to all teaching or reasoning, experience is knowledge that has entered directly into one's own life; as, a child's experience that fire will burn. Learning is much higher than information, being preeminently wide and systematic knowledge, the result of long, assiduous study; erudition is recondite learning secured only by extraordinary industry, opportunity, and ability. Compare ACQUAINTANCE; EDUCATION; SCIENCE; WISDOM.

   Synonyms:
   acquaintance, apprehension, cognition, cognizance, comprehension, erudition, experience, information, intelligence, intuition, knowledge, learning, light, lore, recognition, scholarship, science, wisdom

   Antonyms:
   ignorance, illiteracy, inexperience, misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, rudeness, unfamiliarity

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1. perception

   Synonyms:
   cognizance, apprehension, sight, understanding, discernment

   Antonyms:
   incognizance, ignorance, imperception, misapprehension, misunderstanding

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. percept, perception, perceptual experiencenoun

   the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

   Synonyms:
   percept, perceptual experience, sensing

2. perceptionnoun

   a way of conceiving something

   "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"

   Synonyms:
   percept, sensing, perceptual experience

3. perceptionnoun

   the process of perceiving

   Synonyms:
   percept, sensing, perceptual experience

4. perceptionnoun

   knowledge gained by perceiving

   "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

   Synonyms:
   percept, sensing, perceptual experience

5. sensing, perceptionnoun

   becoming aware of something via the senses

   Synonyms:
   percept, perceptual experience, detection, sensing

Matched Categories

1. • Basic Cognitive Process
   • Cognition
   • Conceptualization
   • Representation
   • Sensory Activity

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1. perceptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   seeing, discernment, sense, taste, sensation

2. perceptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   understanding, notion, idea, apprehension

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1. perceptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   cognizance, discernment, sensation, feeling

   Antonyms:
   imperception

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1. List of paraphrases for "perception":

   perceptions, collection, impression, perceived, levying, perceptual, feeling, idea, sense, printing, collecting, view, understanding, image, concept, insight, print, vision

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1. Chuck Carlson:

   There seems to be a plethora of negative news regarding the global economy and China and the corporate profits that were reported today couldn't offset that, a lot of companies are coming out with earnings this week, so it's going to be a battle between earnings and the perception of what's going on China and the global market.

2. Mike Hyter:

   I think there is still a stigma about Black executives talent and abilities that needs to be addressed, the perception of limited ability as compared to others is still prominent in spite of the incremental gains, which is why we need to remain vigilant.

3. Anthony Beale:

   The perception was that they were going to take the 16% and run. But for CTU, it wasn't all about the money.

4. Stanley Majcher:

   Energy is very out of favor and there's a perception that it's a risky business because oil prices are likely to be low for a long period of time because of the market share war between OPEC and the U.S., but we see low volatility of demand and more discipline on the supply side.

5. Jason Chaffetz:

   Protecting this information should be a core competency of OPM, today's announcement seems aimed only at solving a perception problem rather than tackling the reforms needed to fix a broken security clearance process.