Synonyms and Antonyms of idea
1
something imagined or pictured in the mind
- my idea of the perfect vacation spot is an uncrowded, unspoiled beach
abstraction, cogitation, concept, conception, image, impression, intellection, mind's eye, notion, picture, thought
apprehension, premonition, presentiment
preconception, prejudice, prepossession
chimera, delusion, hallucination, illusion, phantasm (also fantasm)
caprice, conceit, fancy, freak, kink, vagary, whim
cognition, observation, perception, reflection
assumption, belief, conclusion, conviction
conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmise, theory
brainchild, brainstorm, brain wave, inspiration
2
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
- Helen Keller remains my idea of a person with indomitable spirit
role model
embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification, phantom, pink
archetype, example, mirror, paradigm, pattern
guideline, principle, rule
gauge (also gage), standard, touchstone
essence, quintessence
acme, apex, apotheosis, culmination, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith
3
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
- the idea is to get the information without seeming to be nosy
aim, ambition, aspiration, bourne (also bourn), design, dream, end, goal, ideal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, point, pretension, purpose, target, thing
