concept
1 of 2noun
concept
2 of 2adjective
Synonyms
Noun
- conception
- generality
- generalization
- notion
- stereotype
Example Sentences
Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022 The new drone’s concept of operation also opens up new missions. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Sep. 2022 The concept of backing a new user’s first cash wager with site credit is a somewhat common practice in legal online sports betting. cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Don't confuse the concept of signature style with restrictive uniform dressing, however. Maria Santa Poggi, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 Taken with the concept, Oliver made a cold call to the short’s creators and hatched a plan to take the material from four minutes to feature film. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 13 Sep. 2022 With these initial funds out, Chicago has joined the contingent of American cities that have warmed up to the concept of guaranteed income. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 That feels true, at least within the group, who, as a unit, resolutely believe in the concept of destiny. Chris Richards, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 The borough for many years has been pursuing the concept of a regional airport, to expand aviation options beyond the small airports in the area, said Clay Walker, the borough’s mayor. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2022 From March 25-27, Frame, a multi-concept restaurant in Hazel Park, will host Slavic Solidarity, an immersive dinner experience, featuring five courses of Ukrainian staples. Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2022 The Supper Club is the final piece of the 400-seat, three-story, multi-concept Twelve Thirty Club to open. Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2021 The vast, multi-concept Italian dining destination closed in 2018, one of many restaurants that had tried and failed in the neighborhood over the past decade. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2021 This pre-concept-of-war GEM has somehow STILL never been lived in! Isabella Giovannini, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2021 Concept art showed a mystical, face-having tree looming over a parking lot full of ordinary looking sedans. Joanna Robinson, HWD, 14 July 2017 Concept art showed a mystical, face-having tree looming over a parking lot full of ordinary looking sedans. Joanna Robinson, vanityfair.com, 14 July 2017 Concept cars are built to introduce bold ideas, practical and otherwise. The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2017 See More Word History
Noun and Adjective
Latin conceptum, neuter of conceptus, past participle of concipere to conceive — more at conceive
Noun
1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing concept
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- notion
- conception
- stereotype
- theory
- generalization
- hypothesis
- saying
- generality
- proposition
- cliché
- truism
- cliche
- commonplace
- saw
- platitude
- adage
- proverb
- bromide
- simplification
- oversimplification
- simplism
Synonyms & Similar Words
- idea
- thought
- notion
- conception
- impression
- image
- abstraction
- picture
- perception
- cogitation
- theory
- observation
- intellection
- reflection
- belief
- assumption
- preconception
- hypothesis
- mind's eye
- illusion
- hunch
- apprehension
- prejudice
- cognition
- premonition
- delusion
- chimera
- conceit
- presentiment
- guess
- conviction
- vagary
- hallucination
- speculation
- phantasm
- prepossession
- conjecture
- whim
- conclusion
- fantasm
- fancy
- caprice
- kink
- surmise
- brainchild
- supposition
- inspiration
- brainstorm
- brain wave
- freak
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reality
- fact
- actuality
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of concept are conception, idea, impression, notion, and thought. While all these words mean "what exists in the mind as a representation (as of something comprehended) or as a formulation (as of a plan)," concept may apply to the idea formed by consideration of instances of a species or genus or, more broadly, to any idea of what a thing ought to be.
Conception is often interchangeable with concept; it may stress the process of imagining or formulating rather than the result.
The synonyms idea and concept are sometimes interchangeable, but idea may apply to a mental image or formulation of something seen or known or imagined, to a pure abstraction, or to something assumed or vaguely sensed.
The words impression and concept are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, impression applies to an idea or notion resulting immediately from some stimulation of the senses.
The words notion and concept can be used in similar contexts, but notion suggests an idea not much resolved by analysis or reflection and may suggest the capricious or accidental.
The meanings of thought and concept largely overlap; however, thought is likely to suggest the result of reflecting, reasoning, or meditating rather than of imagining.