Synonyms of illusions

illusions

noun

plural of illusion

1

as in fantasies

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality

the magician specializes in creating illusions, so that people believe they have seen something when they really haven't

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fantasies
• visions
• dreams
• daydreams
• delusions
• phantasies
• unrealities
• ideas
• mirages
• hallucinations
• phantasms
• conceits
• chimeras
• nightmares
• figments
• pipe dreams
• fantasms
• fictions
• castles in the air
• fancies
• castles in Spain
• nonentities
• visualizations
• concoctions
• fabrications
• utopias
• fables
• inventions
• brainchildren
• will-o'-the-wisps
• ignes fatui
• cloud-cuckoo-lands
• cloudlands
• Shangri-las
• daymares

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• actualities

2

as in delusions

a false idea or belief

he had no illusions about how much effort and money the renovation project would require

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delusions
• myths
• errors
• superstitions
• misconceptions
• hallucinations
• fallacies
• misunderstandings
• falsehoods
• untruths
• falsities
• misbeliefs
• pretenses
• distortions
• fictions
• pretences
• lies
• tales
• misperceptions
• old wives' tales
• factoids
• misinterpretations
• inaccuracies
• misjudgments
• misrepresentations
• misapprehensions
• misinformation
• sophistries
• misstatements
• stories
• sophisms
• half-truths
• fibs
• miscomprehensions
• misreports
• misknowledges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truths
• verities

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of illusions

Vampire Weekend have lost their illusions, buried their remains, and built a memorial to young adulthoods lived in New York, a mausoleum made of towering peaks and charmingly precious lyrics. —Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024