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ˈnoʊ ʃənno·tion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  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.

    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

    Antonyms:
    actuality, fact, reality, substance

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. notion

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

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

Princeton's WordNet3.3 / 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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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. notionnoun

    Synonyms:
    conception, concept, universal idea, general or universal conception

  2. notionnoun

    Synonyms:
    opinion, sentiment, apprehension, judgment, belief, view, impression, estimation, conceit, conviction

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. notionnoun

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "notion":

    concept, idea, concepts, term, conception, principle

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How to use notion in a sentence?

  1. Russell Baker:

    The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any.

  2. Donald Trump:

    The notion of what they were doing didn't even register to us as being impactful, when the whole notion of the Russian collusion narrative came up, I was the first person to say I'm happy to participate with any investigations. I thought the whole thing was kind of nonsense, to be honest with you.

  3. Kelly Wright:

    Like patriotism, religion can be sometimes used as a weapon, or to support someone’s own narrative or fears and prejudices. These Christian-fringe, Roy Moore, do-what-I-say- not-what-I-do people––they’re not very Jesus-like. I see them as fringe the way I see ISIS as fringe, but when we look at the fringe as a whole, it’s dangerous. That’s why there’s the Muslim ban. They’re taking a tiny fraction of a people that’s loud and making it the entire people. That’s dangerous. The left often does that with the religious right. The religious right is not all of religion. The notion of religious freedom used to be this beautiful notion that all religions can come here and practice. What it’s become is legal homophobia—or racism.

  4. Ian Stewart:

    We reject the notion in the media that any contract with a Papua New Guinea entity is tainted by corruption – we find this notion offensive, we do not have any bad debts or failed contracts.

  5. George Bernard Shaw:

    The notion that the colonel need be a better man than the private is as confused as the notion that the keystone need be stronger than the coping stone.


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