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

As critical as he is of his own government, he has few illusions about the West.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Still, Raines, 79, has no illusions about the challenges the city faces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Throughout the day, they took breaks to visit interactive exhibits like a sound gallery and wall of optical illusions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

Inefficient nations were always conquered sooner or later, and the struggle for efficiency was inimical to illusions.

From "1984" by George Orwell