illusion - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Synonyms

• conjuration
• conjuring trick
• deception
• illusion
• legerdemain
• magic
• magic trick
• thaumaturgy
• trick

More generic

• performance

More specific

• card trick
• prestidigitation
• sleight of hand

Noun

the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

Synonyms

• delusion
• head game
• illusion

More generic

• deceit
• deception
• dissembling
• dissimulation

Noun

something many people believe that is false

Synonyms

• fancy
• fantasy
• illusion
• phantasy

More generic

• misconception

More specific

• bubble
• ignis fatuus
• will-o'-the-wisp
• wishful thinking

Noun

an erroneous mental representation

Synonyms

• illusion
• semblance

More generic

• appearance

More specific

• apparition
• fantasm
• irradiation
• phantasm
• phantasma
• phantom
• phantom limb
• shadow

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