Synonyms of delusions

delusions

noun

plural of delusion

1

as in illusions

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality

her idea that her new man is a long lost prince is surely just a delusion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illusions
• fantasies
• visions
• dreams
• daydreams
• phantasies
• hallucinations
• unrealities
• ideas
• nightmares
• conceits
• phantasms
• figments
• chimeras
• mirages
• fancies
• pipe dreams
• fantasms
• castles in the air
• castles in Spain
• fictions
• nonentities
• fabrications
• concoctions
• visualizations
• utopias
• fables
• inventions
• brainchildren
• ignes fatui
• will-o'-the-wisps
• cloudlands
• cloud-cuckoo-lands
• daymares
• Shangri-las

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• actualities

2

as in myths

a false idea or belief

he appears to suffer from the delusion that he's the best reporter in the business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illusions
• myths
• errors
• superstitions
• hallucinations
• misconceptions
• fallacies
• misunderstandings
• falsehoods
• untruths
• falsities
• misbeliefs
• pretenses
• distortions
• tales
• lies
• fictions
• pretences
• old wives' tales
• misperceptions
• factoids
• misinterpretations
• inaccuracies
• misapprehensions
• misjudgments
• misinformation
• misrepresentations
• misstatements
• sophistries
• stories
• sophisms
• half-truths
• fibs
• miscomprehensions
• misreports
• misknowledges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truths
• verities

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of delusions

Current antipsychotic medications block dopamine receptors to help manage hallucinations, delusions, and other symptoms of schizophrenia. —Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024