concepts

NOUN

idea

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approach conception image notion perception theory thought view

STRONG

abstraction apprehension brainchild conceit conceptualization consideration hypothesis impression intellection slant supposition twist wrinkle

WEAK

big idea brain wave fool notion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

concrete

STRONG

proof reality

WEAK

being

Example Sentences

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Concepts developed to help patients tolerate distress have migrated into policy, where they serve the opposite function.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Concepts encoded by concept neurons can be an animal, an article of clothing, a place, or a person.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

An updated version of it is still sold today in the U.K., and the North American distribution rights were granted in 1998 to an American company with an opaque name: New Millennium Concepts Ltd.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

Concepts of time, relationships, power, and agency are all perceived differently.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Concepts: As a genre, we believe opera to be a classical form, complicated, and with a long tradition and heritage rooted in the European classical tradition.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin