Antonyms for notion
ˈnoʊ ʃənno·tion

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1. notion

   Idea is in Greek a form or an image. The word signified in early philosophical use the archetype or primal image which the Platonic philosophy supposed to be the model or pattern that existing objects imperfectly embody. This high sense has nearly disappeared from the word idea, and has been largely appropriated by ideal, tho something of the original meaning still appears when in theological or philosophical language we speak of the ideas of God. The present popular use of idea makes it to signify any product of mental apprehension or activity, considered as an object of knowledge or thought; this coincides with the primitive sense at but a single point — that an idea is mental as opposed to anything substantial or physical; thus, almost any mental product, as a belief, conception, design, opinion, etc., may now be called an idea. Compare FANCY; IDEAL.

   Antonyms:
   actuality, fact, reality, substance

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, archetype, belief, conceit, concept, conception, design, fancy, fantasy, idea, ideal, image, imagination, impression, judgment, model, opinion, pattern, plan, purpose, sentiment, supposition, theory, thought

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1. notion

   Antonyms:
   misapprehension, falsification, misbelief, misjudgment, frustration, misconception

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, idea, conception, judgment, opinion, belief, expectation, sentiment

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinionnoun

   a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

   "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

   Synonyms:
   persuasion, touch, public opinion, flavour, stamp, mental picture, imprint, smell, ruling, view, legal opinion, flavor, tactile sensation, whim, impression, touch sensation, thought, printing, effect, picture, opinion, belief, sentiment, spirit, tactual sensation, tone, popular opinion, whimsy, feel, judgment, judgement, feeling, depression, whimsey, vox populi, intuitive feeling, look

2. notionnoun

   a general inclusive concept

   Synonyms:
   impression, whimsey, whimsy, opinion, whim, belief, feeling

3. notion, whim, whimsy, whimseynoun

   an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

   "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

   Synonyms:
   whimsicality, whimsy, impression, feeling, flightiness, opinion, whim, caprice, whimsey, capriciousness, belief, impulse, arbitrariness

4. notionnoun

   (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items

   "buttons and needles are notions"

   Synonyms:
   impression, whimsey, whimsy, opinion, whim, belief, feeling

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1. notionnoun

   Synonyms:
   conception, idea, concept, opinion, judgment, belief, view, inclination, intention, disposition, knicknack, device

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1. concrete

   constituting an actual thing or instance.

   a concrete proof of his sincerity.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 12, 2015  

How to use notion in a sentence?

1. Neil Meron:

   It is very important, above and beyond any sort of notion of advertising dollars, that the passion of film is continued and perpetuated.

2. Shadi Petosky:

   This notion that people have that trans people are dangerous to children is just awful.

3. Samantha Power:

   This notion that accountability can wait because peace has to come first is just an inherently flawed and self-defeating notion.

4. Hunter Handsfield:

   The notion that there is a risk that they will rebound, to me, makes a certain amount of sense. But it's with that caveat that we really don't know very well how to interpret the data behind those observations.

5. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   The notion that a radical jihadist who is on a no-fly list is going to walk into a local gun shop to purchase a gun is absurd.

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