ideation | Definition of ideation

Synonyms and Antonyms of ideation

the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others

caregivers are trained to watch for signs of depression and suicidal ideation—some patients are likely to put their fantasies to action

Synonyms of ideation

contrivance, creativity, fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), imagination, imaginativeness, invention, inventiveness, originality

Words Related to ideation

brainstorm, brainstorming, inspiration

fecundity, fertility

ingenuity, resourcefulness

chimera, daydream, delusion, dream, figment, hallucination, illusion, mind's eye, mirage, phantasm (also fantasm), pipe dream

envisaging, visualization

Near Antonyms of ideation

literality, literalness