PERCEPTIONS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

perceptions

noun

plural of perception

as in understandings

the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something a growing perception of the enormity of the problem

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Recent Examples of perceptions Blending investigative storytelling, history, and personal narrative, The Vodou Project challenges old perceptions and celebrates the spiritual and cultural heritage at the heart of Haitian identity. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026 Across six episodes that follow the pair from adolescence through Niall’s college years to adulthood, the duo boomerang in and out of each other’s lives, making decisions that irrevocably alter their paths and their perceptions of one another. —

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026 The fight over perceptions about the tax cuts is expected to play out in the 2026 midterm elections, when the party in charge of the White House traditionally loses seats in Congress. —

Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 Renters were asked about their perceptions of the homebuying experience and their expectations about the requirements of homebuying. —

Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026 For their part, Bernandino-Santiago’s public defenders argued that the shooting was self-defense based on Bernandino-Santiago’s perceptions, arguing in a pretrial hearing that a white person who did the exact same thing wouldn’t have been charged. —

Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 The strong results added to investors’ perceptions that Citi’s restructuring is helping its performance. —

Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 But getting folks to understand that involves getting engaged with others in the region to share those perceptions. —

Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 Participants retrieved richer, more vivid details, including recollections of specific places, emotions and sensory perceptions. —

Utkarsh Gupta, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026

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For example, Connelly of Columbia University mentioned new understandings of the danger surrounding the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.

— Carrie Johnson, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
The research would have to extend into the professional realm to deepen these burgeoning understandings of how the dark facets of ourselves operate, suggesting even the necessity of the shadow as that might be directing our career choices through the world.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026