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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The result was Capaldi's first album St Christopher, released in 2021, and that set in motion a return to Glasgow for the latest release, Sweet Illusions.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

Director Ed Zwick explains why he goes there in ‘Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions.’

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Illusions function as evidence that perception sometimes misrepresents reality.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

"Lost Illusions" which opens in theaters on June 10.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2022

There were golden cards embossed on the cover, as well as the title Practical Manual of Card Magic and Illusions.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick