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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illusions

Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, made a career out of building illusions she delighted in dismantling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Her Infinity Mirror Rooms, first exhibited in New York, create mind-bending illusions of endless space through reflection and light.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"He would never do that, let's not have any illusions," said Tikhanovskaya, who recently returned from a trip to Kyiv.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

That’s an excellent summary to burst French illusions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

I had no illusions that the state would agree to our proposal.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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