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Synonyms for illusion
ɪˈlu ʒənil·lu·sion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.7 / 3 votes

  1. illusion

    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. In an optical illusion the observer sees either what does not exist, or what exists otherwise than as he sees it, as when in a mirage distant springs and trees appear close at hand. We speak of the illusions of fancy or of hope, but of the delusions of the insane. A hallucination is a false image or belief which has nothing, outside of the disordered mind, to suggest it; as, the hallucinations of delirium tremens. Compare DECEPTION; INSANITY.

    Synonyms:
    delusion, error, fallacy, hallucination, phantasm

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. illusion

    Synonyms:
    dream, mockery, deception, delusion, hallucination, phantasm, vision, myth, false show, error, fallacy

    Antonyms:
    fora, reality, body, substance

Princeton's WordNet3.7 / 3 votes

  1. illusion, semblancenoun

    an erroneous mental representation

    Synonyms:
    deception, legerdemain, fantasy, trick, delusion, phantasy, magic trick, thaumaturgy, head game, color, fancy, semblance, likeness, colour, magic, gloss, conjuration, conjuring trick

  2. illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancynoun

    something many people believe that is false

    "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

    Synonyms:
    deception, legerdemain, fantasy, trick, delusion, phantasy, magic trick, thaumaturgy, head game, conjuring trick, fancy, fondness, semblance, magic, conjuration, partiality

  3. delusion, illusion, head gamenoun

    the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

    Synonyms:
    hallucination, deception, legerdemain, psychotic belief, fantasy, trick, delusion, phantasy, magic trick, head game, conjuring trick, fancy, thaumaturgy, magic, conjuration, semblance

  4. magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deceptionnoun

    an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

    Synonyms:
    deception, fantasy, joke, trick, incantation, legerdemain, phantasy, magic trick, dissembling, caper, semblance, head game, put-on, fast one, dissimulation, fancy, delusion, thaumaturgy, antic, conjury, prank, misrepresentation, magic, invocation, whoremaster, john, conjuration, deceit, whoremonger, conjuring trick, conjuring

Dictionary of English Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. illusionnoun

    Synonyms:
    delusion, hallucination, deception, error, fallacy, mockery, fantasy, phantasm, chimera, false show

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. illusionnoun

    Synonyms:
    mockery, hallucination, chimera, phantasm, delusion, glamour

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How to use illusion in a sentence?

  1. David Fisman:

    One could change a case definition for sort of nefarious reasons to create the illusion that the epidemic is getting better. In this case, China did exactly the opposite, they broadened their case definition when they needed to, in order not to miss cases, and now that things are under control they're narrowing it down again to make it consistent to easier to keep track of what's really going on.

  2. Forum Social Entrepreneur:

    The illusion you might have of this not being a sustainable event, is an illusion.

  3. Sorin Cerin:

    If life is merely an illusion what can her truth be?

  4. Caius Petronius, Roman Consul, 66 A.D.:

    We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised.  I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising: and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation.

  5. James Evans Muhammad:

    The flag coming down is not progress. It is an illusion of progress.


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