Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for illusion
Synonyms for illusion: fancy, semblance and delusion. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for illusion
Interchangeable with illusion, one per sense
Audited under illusion's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one illusion carries in that sense.
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name illusion as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- delusiondelusion is a noun in the sense "the act of deluding"
Two directions, one standard: two audited under illusion and one under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
something many people believe that is false
They have the illusion that I am very wealthy.
The true synonym
fancy
Same sentence, swapped: They have the fancy that I am very wealthy.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- error
- mistake
- misapprehension
an erroneous mental representation
Artists use perspective in art to create an illusion of depth.
The true synonym
semblance
Same sentence, swapped: Artists use perspective in art to create an semblance of depth.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot illusion is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- fantasy
- legerdemain
- rainbow
Where illusion turns up in the game
illusion is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where illusion is the trap
- pretendingnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is simulation, in the sense "the act of giving a false appearance", with illusion sitting one tile away.
- brainchildnoun, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is inspiration, in the sense "a product of your creative thinking and work", so illusion is there to be ruled out.
Play illusion
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so illusion reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because thinking and knowing is the company illusion keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. illusion carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.