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Synonyms for idea
aɪˈdi ə, aɪˈdiəidea
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Wiktionary
ideanoun
Synonyms:
image
English Synonyms and Antonyms
idea
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.
Synonyms:
apprehension, archetype, belief, conceit, concept, conception, design, fancy, fantasy, ideal, image, imagination, impression, judgment, model, notion, opinion, pattern, plan, purpose, sentiment, supposition, theory, thought
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
idea
Synonyms:
image, notion, conception, belief, doctrine, supposition, understanding, fiction, fancy, thought, opinion, impression, sentiment
Princeton's WordNet
idea, thoughtnoun
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
"it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
Synonyms:
view, thought, persuasion, theme, thought process, estimate, musical theme, cerebration, approximation, opinion, mind, intellection, mentation, thinking, melodic theme, sentiment, estimationmind, ideanoun
your intention; what you intend to do
"he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"
Synonyms:
thought, thinker, theme, psyche, musical theme, approximation, estimate, creative thinker, mind, head, melodic theme, nous, judgement, judgment, brain, intellect, estimationideanoun
a personal view
"he has an idea that we don't like him"
Synonyms:
theme, estimate, musical theme, approximation, mind, estimation, melodic theme, thoughtestimate, estimation, approximation, ideanoun
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
"an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
Synonyms:
theme, appraisal, estimate, musical theme, approximation, bringing close together, estimation, melodic theme, mind, thoughttheme, melodic theme, musical theme, ideanoun
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
"the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
Synonyms:
theme, musical theme, paper, thought, radical, topic, composition, subject, report, motif, base, approximation, estimate, stem, mind, root, melodic theme, root word, estimation
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
ideanoun
Synonyms:
[In the Platonic philosophy.] archetype (conceived of as existing from eternity), pattern, model, exemplar, form, essence (common to many individual things and represented by a general term)ideanoun
Synonyms:
universal, concept, conception, notion, general or universal conceptionideanoun
Synonyms:
object of thought, image in the mind, mental representation of an objectideanoun
Synonyms:
impression, apprehension, thought, fancy, conceitideanoun
Synonyms:
opinion, belief, supposition, judgment, sentiment
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ideanoun
Synonyms:
conception, notion, opinion, fancy, impression, intention, design
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "idea":
notion, concept, ideas, thought, clue, picture, thinking, view, perception, vision, suggestion, sense, conception, indication, insight, ideal, understanding, inkling, proposal, impression, thrust, brainchild, belief, principle, assumption
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#79 | view | |
#224 | report | |
#245 | design | |
#259 | subject | |
#376 | image | |
#476 | model | |
#480 | plan | |
#524 | topic | |
#577 | paper | |
#631 | picture | |
#692 | head | |
#988 | base | |
#991 | thought | |
#1074 | mind | |
#1197 | ideas | |
#1234 | idea | |
#1258 | purpose | |
#1471 | opinion | |
#1568 | sense | |
#1649 | theory | |
#1670 | understanding | |
#1735 | fiction | |
#1886 | vision | |
#1955 | root | |
#1972 | thinking | |
#1996 | fantasy | |
#2168 | theme | |
#2357 | pattern | |
#2386 | brain | |
#2511 | concept | |
#2629 | proposal | |
#2979 | ideal | |
#3432 | estimate | |
#4225 | principle | |
#4365 | composition | |
#4456 | judgment | |
#4791 | insight | |
#5376 | belief | |
#5836 | stem | |
#6151 | suggestion | |
#6823 | fancy | |
#6963 | radical | |
#7094 | perception | |
#7150 | assumption | |
#7353 | impression | |
#7727 | notion | |
#7932 | appraisal | |
#7999 | imagination | |
#8286 | indication | |
#8637 | doctrine | |
#8965 | estimation | |
#11057 | clue | |
#11955 | approximation | |
#12068 | judgement | |
#12211 | conception | |
#12572 | thrust | |
#13930 | motif | |
#15505 | sentiment | |
#16315 | nous | |
#19073 | intellect | |
#19283 | persuasion | |
#24046 | psyche | |
#24420 | thinker | |
#30578 | apprehension | |
#42983 | archetype | |
#48037 | supposition | |
#54778 | mentation | |
#54936 | conceit | |
#55821 | brainchild | |
#70108 | inkling | |
#247243 | intellection |
How to use idea in a sentence?
I think the oil field idea is a bad idea, but his idea that the government of Iran and Iraq are in cahoots and working together and causing problems for the United States to be successful is absolutely true, in this case, the substance, I generally agree with Donald Trump.
A man with a new idea is a crank -- until the idea succeeds.
It was literally like three card tables set up in a dirty production room covered with half eaten food, but the idea of 'magic camp' is like a great idea and I think that idea could be huge.
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exist only as an idea
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
Translations for idea
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- ideeAfrikaans
- فكرةArabic
- төшөнсәBashkir
- ідэ́я, ду́мкаBelarusian
- иде́я, ми́съл, предста́ва, планBulgarian
- ideaCatalan, Valencian
- myšlenka, nápadCzech
- Idee, Ahnung, VorstellungGerman
- susuEwe
- ιδέαGreek
- ideoEsperanto
- ideaSpanish
- aimdus, mõte, arvamus, kavatsusEstonian
- ایدهPersian
- idea, ajatusFinnish
- idée, penséeFrench
- beachd-smaoin, smaoin, beachdScottish Gaelic
- רַעֲיוֹןHebrew
- विचारHindi
- lideHaitian Creole
- ötletHungarian
- գաղափար, միտքArmenian
- ideaInterlingua
- ideIndonesian
- tema, idea, impressione, parereItalian
- רעיוןHebrew
- 考え, ちゃくそう, アイデア, 主意Japanese
- ცნება, იდეაGeorgian
- 아이디어, 생각, 구상Korean
- بیروڕاKurdish
- īnfōrmātiōLatin
- IddiLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- mintis, idėjaLithuanian
- doma, idejaLatvian
- идејаMacedonian
- idee, gedachte, intentie, impressie, ingeving, bedoeling, indruk, bedenking, plan, denkbeeldDutch
- idéNorwegian
- pomysł, ideaPolish
- ideiaPortuguese
- idee, părere, bănuialăRomanian
- мысль, те́ма, план, поня́тие, за́мысел, иде́я, представле́ниеRussian
- misao, zamisao, мисао, замисао, pomisao, идеја, помисао, idejaSerbo-Croatian
- myšlienka, nápadSlovak
- ideja, predstava, zamiselSlovene
- idé, tankeSwedish
- స్వరకల్పన, అభిప్రాయము, వ్యూహము, ఉపాయముTelugu
- düşünce, fikirTurkish
- іде́я, ду́мкаUkrainian
- خیالUrdu
- tư tưởng, ý định, ý niệmVietnamese
- 理念Chinese
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