Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for ideas


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahy-dee-uh, ahy-deeuh
Phonetic Transcription : aɪˈdi ə, aɪˈdiə

Top 10 synonyms for ideas Other synonyms for the word ideas

Définition of ideas

Origin :
  • late 14c., "archetype of a thing in the mind of God; Platonic `idea,'" from Latin idea "idea," and in Platonic philosophy "archetype," from Greek idea "ideal prototype," literally "the look of a thing (as opposed to the reality); form; kind, sort, nature," from idein "to see," from PIE *wid-es-ya-, suffixed form of root *weid- "to see" (see vision). Sense of "result of thinking" first recorded 1640s.
  • Men of one idea, like a hen with one chicken, and that a duckling. [Thoreau, "Walden"]
  • Idée fixe (1836) is from French, literally "fixed idea."
  • noun something understood, planned, or
Example sentences :
  • There is hardly an exception to this in the whole history of Caucasian ideas.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • It might not meet your ideas of what a spot so named should be.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Her husband had ideas on that subject, and had imbued her with them.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • The sinister association of ideas made Mary shudder, but she said no more.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He was trying to fit his own ideas of luxury to a garden hose and a city street.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Just when I had all my ideas fixed for fifteen, I get twenty-two and have to reassemble them.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Due chiefly to the ideas about God are its uniqueness and its force.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • Simba selected Mali-ya-bwana to accompany him, but this did not meet Kingozi's ideas.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Then, perhaps, says another, the essence of a bull lies in confusion of ideas.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Whether to call it a confusion of expressions or of ideas, I can't tell.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Antonyms for ideas

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019