Illusion

/ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/

Synonyms for "illusion" (207 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Noun(11 words)

delusion apparitions appearance chimaera chimaeras chimeras conjuration conjuringconjuring trickdeception deceptions

aberrancy aberration airairy nothingamphibian apparition appearance associate autism bamboozlement bedevilment befooling bewitchery bewitchment bluffing brainchild bubblecalculated deceptioncaptivationcastle in the air

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chimera circumvention conning daydream deceiving deception deceptiveness defectiveness defrauding delirium

Adjective(1 words)

apparent randomness

Strong matches (62)

delusion delusiveness dereism deviancy distortion dream dreamland dreamworld dupery eidolon enchantment enmeshment ensnarement entanglement entrancement entrapment errancy erroneousness error ether

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fallaciousness fallacy falseness falsity fancy fantasque fantasy fascination fault faultiness fiction figmentfigment of the imaginationflaw flawedness flimflam flimflammeryfond illusionfooling ghost hallucination hamartia heresy heterodoxy hoodwinkingidle fancyignis fatuusimagery imagination imagining

Noun(12 words)

disappearing facadefalse belieffancy fantasm fantasy figments glamours hallucinatinghead gamehumbugging infatuation

Related words (103)

insanityinsubstantial imageinvention kidding lure maggotmake believemake-believe maya mirage misapplication misapprehension misbelief misconception misconstruction misdoing misfeasance misinterpretation misjudgment mist

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mistake myth obsession outwitting overreaching peccancy perversion phantasm phantasmagoria phantom pipepipe dreampossession preconceptionputting onrainbow romance seeming self-contradiction self-deception semblance shadowsick fancysin sinfulness smokesnow jobsong and dancespirit spoofery spoofingstretch of the imaginationsubterfuge swindlingthick-coming fanciesthin airtrickiness tricking trip unorthodoxy untrueness untruth untruthfulness vapor victimization vision whim whimsywildest dreamwildest dreamswillful misconceptionwishful thinkingwitchery wrongwrong impressionwrongness

Noun(25 words)

irreality legerdemain levitating magicmagic trickmayas mirages misconception misdirection misperception monkeyshine phantasma phantasms phantasyphantom imagephantoms phoneying pretensereality distortionsemblance

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soap bubblesthaumaturgy trick unrealismvisual error

Adjective(2 words)

seeming effectutopian vision

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries

appearance belief cognition deceit deception dissembling dissimulation misconception perception performance phenomenonsensory experience

More specific

9 entries

appearanceauditory illusionfacadegustatory illusionmythoptical illusionrumortactile illusionwishful thinking

Collocations

6 entries

illusion of controlillusion of grandeurillusion of realityoptical illusionperceptual illusionvisual illusion

Inflections

1 entries

illusions

Derivations

3 entries

illusionism illusionist illusory

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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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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