Synonyms for conception
kənˈsɛp ʃən

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1. concept, conception, construct(noun)

   an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

   Synonyms:
   construct, excogitation, innovation, concept, creation, design, invention

   Antonyms:
   misconception

2. conception(noun)

   the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

   Synonyms:
   construct, design, invention, innovation, excogitation, creation, concept

   Antonyms:
   misconception

3. creation, conception(noun)

   the event that occurred at the beginning of something

   "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"

   Synonyms:
   foundation, world, instauration, design, construct, invention, creative activity, cosmos, creation, concept, excogitation, universe, macrocosm, institution, founding, innovation, initiation, origination, introduction, existence

   Antonyms:
   misconception

4. invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design(noun)

   the creation of something in the mind

   Synonyms:
   intention, foundation, initiation, instauration, design, introduction, construct, designing, figure, creation, plan, excogitation, aim, intent, blueprint, institution, founding, innovation, pattern, invention, origination, concept, purpose

   Antonyms:
   misconception

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. conception(noun)

   Antonyms:
   misconception

2. conception(noun)

   Antonyms:
   misconception

3. conception(noun)

   Antonyms:
   misconception

4. conception(noun)

   Antonyms:
   misconception

5. conception(noun)

   Antonyms:
   misconception

6. conception(noun)

   Antonyms:
   misconception

7. conception(noun)

   Antonyms:
   misconception

8. conception(noun)

   Antonyms:
   misconception

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. conception

   An intellectual fancy is a mental image or picture founded upon slight or whimsical association or resemblance; a conceit has less of the picturesque and more of the theoretic than a fancy; a conceit is somewhat aside from the common laws of reasoning, as a fancy is lighter and more airy than the common mode of thought. A conceit or fancy may be wholly unfounded, while a conception always has, or is believed to have, some answering reality. (Compare REASON.) An intellectual fancy or conceit may be pleasing or amusing, but is never worth serious discussion; we speak of a mere fancy, a droll or odd conceit. An emotional or personal fancy is a capricious liking formed with slight reason and no exercise of judgment, and liable to fade as lightly as it was formed. In a broader sense, the fancy signifies the faculty by which fancies or mental images are formed, associated, or combined. Compare synonyms for DREAM; IDEA; IMAGINATION.

   Synonyms:
   belief, caprice, conceit, desire, fancy, humor, idea, image, imagination, inclination, liking, mood, predilection, supposition, vagary, whim

   Antonyms:
   actuality, certainty, fact, reality, truth, verity

   Preposition:
   To have a fancy for or take a fancy to a person or thing.

Dictionary of English Synonymes(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. conception(n.)

   Synonyms:
   conceiving

2. conception(n.)

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, IMAGINATION, the mind's eye

3. conception(n.)

   Synonyms:
   notion, idea, thought, fancy, conceit, impression

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. conception(n)

   Synonyms:
   ideation, imagination, idea, concept, notion, impression

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   design, concepción, concept, kwun, idea, designing, notion, vision, pregnancy

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How to use conception in a sentence?

1. J. D. Watson, "The Double Helix":

   One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.

2. John J. Ferguson:

   I suppose that the nearer a conception comes towards finality, the nearer the dynamic relation out of which this concept arose, inevitably draws to a close. So it may be surmised, on one hand, to know is to lose. It may be argued, then, tis better to be ignorant, and blissful!

3. Lucas Mendos:

   ( The British also) had this conception that the' Orient,' the non-Western subjects, were overly erotic and over-sexed, and that's the reason why they were worried young colonial officers going abroad would be corrupted by those sexual acts.

4. George Paul:

   There has been recorded mating between different pairs over the last few years but not conceptions, based on a recent health examination conducted, both animals have a regular estrus cycles but no conception has been recorded.

5. Rachel Yehuda:

   The gene changes in the children could only be attributed to Holocaust exposure in the parents, to our knowledge, this provides the first demonstration of transmission of pre-conception stress effects resulting in epigenetic changes in both the exposed parents and their offspring in humans.

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