Conceits

Synonyms for "conceits" (23 found)

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Noun(7 words)
egotismemploy metaphorextended metaphorfigure of speechformulateframeidea

Related words (11)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

13 entries
cognitioncommunicateconceptdisplay behaviorexpressexpress emotionidealiterary devicemental processmetaphorpersonality traitpresentthink

More specific

18 entries
boastconjecturecosmic conceitcrowegoismenvisionextended metaphorfanciful notionimagineimagined modelmetaphormetaphysical conceitpreenself-admirationself-importancespeculate

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Collocations

10 entries
academic conceitconceit deviceconceit in poetryextended conceitextended metaphorgrand conceitintellectual conceitliterary conceitmetaphorical conceitrhetorical conceit

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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But when, according to the Christian Trinitarian scheme, one part of God is represented by a dying man, and another part, called the Holy Ghost, by a flying pigeon, it is impossible that belief can attach itself to such wild conceits.

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