illusions

NOUN

false appearance; false belief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confusion deception delusion fantasy hallucination image misconception myth pipe dream semblance

STRONG

apparition bubble chimera daydream error fallacy fancy ghost hocus-pocus invention make-believe mirage misapprehension mockery paramnesia phantasm rainbow trip

WEAK

déjà vu false impression figment of imagination fool's paradise head trip idolism ignus fatuus misbelief misimpression optical illusion seeming virtual reality

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fact reality truth

STRONG

being certainty correction right

WEAK

event

Example Sentences

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"He would never do that, let's not have any illusions," said Tikhanovskaya, who recently returned from a trip to Kyiv.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

"I'm under no illusions that Flora will present a very tough challenge, she's undefeated as a professional and has a good amateur pedigree so I have the utmost respect for her," added Taylor.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Put simply, physics appears to allow the possibility that our memories are not reliable records but instead detailed illusions produced by chance.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

After that, there were no illusions about it.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

You could say the majority of Americans were always geeks, until we got post-Depression urbanization and illusions of sophistication.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz