VISIONS Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

visions 1 of 2

noun

plural of vision

as in dreams

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality a vision of the future that no other film director had ever created

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as in apparitions

the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people believed he'd seen a vision of his mother

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visions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of vision

as in imagines

to form a mental picture of visioned her idea of the perfect meal

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Noun

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have contrasting visions for the region and beyond, including Libya, Sudan, and Yemen. — Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026 The 20th century in particular abounded in such visions, some of which—The Handmaid’s Tale, or Brave New World, published in 1932 and getting spookier every day—have proved more prophetic than others. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 While traditional filmmaking experience and production resources remain valuable, AI-powered workflows may provide more people with opportunities to experiment with storytelling and bring their creative visions closer to reality. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 The two men met in a chance encounter in Paris, which sparked a conversation about their artistic visions and ultimately led to some of the rapper’s most iconic looks. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Although the exhibit features 27 separate visions and artworks, there’s a sense of cohesion among the installations, murals and sculptures. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The dreamy visions illustrator Maxfield Parrish created in the early 20th century will be shown, as will a selection of the Museum’s holdings of works by premier American illustrator Norman Rockwell. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Many of the visions emerging out of Silicon Valley have been lifted wholesale from science fiction, but without the critical awareness that characterizes the genre — and without genuine openness to the unfamiliar. — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026 Her final film Sleepwalker, a psychological thriller about a mother who has fightening visions after losing her daughter in a car accident, was released in January. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

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Noun

McGehean says this emphasis on working well together is the only way to achieve dreams.

— Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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Switzerland imagines Highsmith as a recluse in the Alps, closely guarding a cache of weapons and secrets after a lifetime spent writing mysteries.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
The Komlós conjecture imagines each person (or object) as an arrow of length 1 called a unit vector.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of imagines

Verb

Acura envisions each of its next-gen vehicles arriving on new platforms that will be able to accommodate gas, hybrid, and, eventually, all-electric powertrains.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
SpaceX also envisions the site supporting missions beyond conventional satellite launches, including lunar and Mars missions and the deployment of satellites for its emerging orbital data center business.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of envisions

Noun

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shattered Europe’s remaining illusions not just about Moscow but also about Beijing.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, 95 people—Millennial and Gen Z men and women, all of whom had a history of using Instagram for an average of eight years—underwent a virtual reality experience called body illusions.

— Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of illusions

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Directed by Geum Dong-ho, the musical animation follows a singer-songwriter with the supernatural ability to see spirits who joins forces with a quartet of ghosts to form a musical troupe.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
To be eligible to play Power Four college sports now means to breathe; there are rumors that a group of ghosts from the 1907 Pitt Panthers is suing the NCAA to play another year.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

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