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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Sweet Illusions is due for release on 28 March.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

Today, Thee Sinseers are among the elder statesman in a revived L.A. soul scene that includes Thee Sacred Souls, Trish Toledo, Thee Illusions and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024

Illusions function as evidence that perception sometimes misrepresents reality.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

"Lost Illusions" amplifies its messages about conscience and integrity as Lucien leverages his newly minted reputation to gain the thing that he most desires — to regain the title of his name.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2022

Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver