Illusion

//ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n//

Synonyms for "illusion" (178 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Strong matches (53)

Related words (89)

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Synonyms

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at location

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capable of

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derived

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distinct from

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is a

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18 entries

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Translations

169 translations across 68 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • iluzion noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • ëndërrim noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Arabic

4 entries
  • اِنْخِدَاع noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • خَيَال noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • هَلْوَسَة noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • وَهْم noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Armenian

1 entries
  • պատրանք noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • illüziya noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • xəyal noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Basque

3 entries
  • ameskeria noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • irudipen noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • itxaropen noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • ілю́зія noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • ілю́зія noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • ілю́зія noun (magician's trick)
  • ілю́зія noun (state of being misled or deceived)

Bengali

1 entries
  • বিভ্রম noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • илю́зия noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • илю́зия noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • илю́зия noun (magician's trick)
  • илю́зия noun (state of being misled or deceived)

Burmese

1 entries
  • မာယာ noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Catalan

2 entries
  • illusió noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • il·lusió noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 幻想 noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • 幻想 noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • 幻覺 /幻觉 noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • 幻覺 /幻觉 noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)

Czech

1 entries
  • iluze noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Danish

3 entries
  • illusion noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • illusion noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • illusion noun (magician's trick)

Dutch

4 entries
  • illusie noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • illusie noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • illusie noun (magician's trick)
  • trick noun (magician's trick)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • iluzio noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Estonian

4 entries
  • illusioon noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • illusioon noun (magician's trick)
  • näiline noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • võlutrikk noun (magician's trick)

Finnish

4 entries
  • harha noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • harha noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • harhakuvitelma noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • harhaluulo noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)

French

2 entries
  • illusion noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • illusion noun (magician's trick)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ილუზია noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • ილუზია noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • ილუზიონი noun (magician's trick)

German

4 entries
  • Illusion noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • Illusion noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • Sinnestäuschung noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • Wahnvorstellung noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Greek

4 entries
  • κόπλο noun (magician's trick)
  • πλάνη noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • ψευδαίσθηση noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • ψευδαίσθηση noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אַשְׁלָיָה noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • אַשְׁלָיָה noun (magician's trick)

Hindi

3 entries
  • भ्रम noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • माया noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • विभ्रम noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • illúzió noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • blekking noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Ido

1 entries
  • iluziono noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • ilusi noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • خِیال noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • وَهْم noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Irish

1 entries
  • seachmall noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Italian

1 entries
  • illusione noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 幻想 noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • 幻想 noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • 幻覚 noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • 手品 noun (magician's trick)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • елес noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • иллюзия noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Korean

3 entries
  • 환각 noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • 환상 noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • 환상 noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • иллюзия noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Lao

1 entries
  • ພາບລວງຕາ noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Latin

1 entries
  • praestīgiae noun (magician's trick)

Latvian

2 entries
  • acu māns noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • ilūzija noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Ligurian

1 entries
  • illüziùn noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • iliuzija noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • илу́зија noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • илу́зија noun (magician's trick)
  • илу́зија noun (state of being misled or deceived)
  • ма́мка noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Malay

1 entries
  • ilusi noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • മിഥ്യാബോധം noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Maltese

1 entries
  • illużjoni noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Māori

2 entries
  • pohewa noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • whakahewa noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • illusjon noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • illusjon noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • illusjon noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • illusjon noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)

Polish

4 entries
  • iluzja noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • iluzja noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • iluzja noun (magician's trick)
  • iluzja noun (state of being misled or deceived)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • ilusão noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • truque de mágica noun (magician's trick)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਭਰਮ noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Romanian

1 entries
  • iluzie noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Russian

4 entries
  • иллю́зия noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • иллю́зия noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • иллю́зия noun (magician's trick)
  • иллю́зия noun (state of being misled or deceived)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • माया noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ìlūzija noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • ìlūzija noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • ȍpsena noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • ȍpsena noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)

Slovak

1 entries
  • ilúzia noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Slovene

1 entries
  • iluzija noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Spanish

1 entries
  • ilusión noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Swedish

4 entries
  • förvillelse noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • illusion noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • illusion noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • illusion noun (magician's trick)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • panagimpan noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • tagimpan noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Tajik

3 entries
  • ваҳм noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • иллюзия noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • хаёл noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Thai

1 entries
  • ภาพลวงตา noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Turkish

3 entries
  • illüzyon noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • yanılgı noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • yanılsama noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • illýuziýa noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ілю́зія noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • ілю́зія noun (belief in something that is in fact not true)
  • ілю́зія noun (magician's trick)
  • ілю́зія noun (state of being misled or deceived)

Urdu

2 entries
  • فَریب noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • وَہْم noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • illyuziya noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • vahm noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)
  • xayol noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • ảo tưởng noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Welsh

1 entries
  • rhith noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אילוזיע noun (anything that seems to be something that it is not)

Sample sentences

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Permanent peace is nothing but an illusion.

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This looks longer than that, but it is an optical illusion.

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In my opinion, permanent peace is nothing but illusion.

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He has the illusion that he is the smartest in his class.

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