Synonyms for perception
pərˈsɛp ʃənper·cep·tion

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1. perception

   Knowledge is all that the mind knows, from whatever source derived or obtained, or by whatever process; the aggregate of facts, truths, or principles acquired or retained by the mind, including alike the intuitions native to the mind and all that has been learned respecting phenomena, causes, laws, principles, literature, etc. There is a tendency to regard knowledge as accurate and systematic, and to a certain degree complete. Information is knowledge of fact, real or supposed, derived from persons, books, or observation, and is regarded as casual and haphazard. We say of a studious man that he has a great store of knowledge, or of an intelligent man of the world, that he has a fund of varied information. Lore is used only in poetic or elevated style, for accumulated knowledge, as of a people or age, or in a more limited sense for learning or erudition. We speak of perception of external objects, apprehension of intellectual truth. Simple perception gives a limited knowledge of external objects, merely as such; the cognition of the same objects is a knowledge of them in some relation; cognizance is the formal or official recognition of something as an object of knowledge; we take cognizance of it. Intuition is primary knowledge antecedent to all teaching or reasoning, experience is knowledge that has entered directly into one's own life; as, a child's experience that fire will burn. Learning is much higher than information, being preeminently wide and systematic knowledge, the result of long, assiduous study; erudition is recondite learning secured only by extraordinary industry, opportunity, and ability. Compare ACQUAINTANCE; EDUCATION; SCIENCE; WISDOM.

   Synonyms:
   acquaintance, apprehension, cognition, cognizance, comprehension, erudition, experience, information, intelligence, intuition, knowledge, learning, light, lore, recognition, scholarship, science, wisdom

   Antonyms:
   ignorance, illiteracy, inexperience, misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, rudeness, unfamiliarity

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1. perception

   Synonyms:
   cognizance, apprehension, sight, understanding, discernment

   Antonyms:
   incognizance, ignorance, imperception, misapprehension, misunderstanding

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. percept, perception, perceptual experiencenoun

   the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

   Synonyms:
   percept, perceptual experience, sensing

2. perceptionnoun

   a way of conceiving something

   "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"

   Synonyms:
   percept, sensing, perceptual experience

3. perceptionnoun

   the process of perceiving

   Synonyms:
   percept, sensing, perceptual experience

4. perceptionnoun

   knowledge gained by perceiving

   "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

   Synonyms:
   percept, sensing, perceptual experience

5. sensing, perceptionnoun

   becoming aware of something via the senses

   Synonyms:
   percept, perceptual experience, detection, sensing

Matched Categories

1. • Basic Cognitive Process
   • Cognition
   • Conceptualization
   • Representation
   • Sensory Activity

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1. perceptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   seeing, discernment, sense, taste, sensation

2. perceptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   understanding, notion, idea, apprehension

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1. perceptionnoun

   Synonyms:
   cognizance, discernment, sensation, feeling

   Antonyms:
   imperception

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1. List of paraphrases for "perception":

   perceptions, collection, impression, perceived, levying, perceptual, feeling, idea, sense, printing, collecting, view, understanding, image, concept, insight, print, vision

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1. Dolly Parton:

   Well, I didn’t feel exactly right about that because my perception, and I think the perception of most of America — I just feel like that’s more for the people in rock music. I’ve been educated since then, saying that it’s more than that, but I still didn’t feel right about it. It kind of would be like putting AC/DC in the Country Music Hall of Fame. That just felt a little out of place for me.

2. James Leibold:

   It does carry this perception that someone is watching you, and that does moderate people's behaviour and shifts people's thinking over time, i think that is going to be one of the long-term lessons from COVID, that it actually works.

3. Aggrey Tugume:

   If someone is determined to kill or steal, a camera would be a small obstacle, this is a waste of money by politicians... to create a false perception that government is acting on crime.

4. Adam Kinzinger:

   I mean, look, that official said Trump White House under oath, I mean, Marc Short can have a different perception of what happened, the point is, we heard the radio traffic. They were very concerned. Very rarely do you hear Secret Service in a heightened state saying we're about to have our exit cut off.

5. Justin Trudeau:

   One of the things that changed with Paris was the perception that Canadians had ... (they) had a few more questions, the important thing is to be able to reassure Canadians that absolutely everything is being done to keep Canadians safe and therefore ensure these refugees are welcomed as new Canadians and not a cause for anxiety or division within the population.