perceptions

NOUN

understanding, idea

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approach attention attitude awareness concept consciousness feeling image impression judgment knowledge notion opinion recognition sense taste thought viewpoint

STRONG

acumen apprehension brainchild conceit conception discernment flash grasp insight intellection light observation perspicacity picture plan sagacity sensation study

WEAK

apprehending big idea brain wave realizing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

concrete ignorance stupidity thing unconsciousness

STRONG

misconception misunderstanding

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perceptions

Griffin said part of the point of his donation was to counter those perceptions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Don’t make their perceptions your problem, and try not to judge them too harshly.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

BOJ officials’ signaling of faster hikes is chipping away at perceptions of the central bank as slow-moving—a view that has long been a drag on the yen, the foreign-exchange strategist said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

She believes changing perceptions for young women will continue to impact the statistics.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Ebright, trying to swing perceptions the other way, said less, but was more direct when he said anything.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown