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 The findings come as congressional Democrats circulate other polling on primary voters’ negative perceptions of crypto. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026 More serious and rare than postpartum depression, psychosis leads patients to struggle with their perceptions of reality. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 Their perceptions are shaped by relentless marketing and propaganda. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Changing decades of history About 7 miles south, Drew Thrasher’s community is grappling with its own safety perceptions. — Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 These moves reflect a broader industry effort, including YouTube and Substack, to address declining user trust and negative perceptions of AI, as platforms aim to distinguish between AI as a useful tool and unwanted feed content. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Soccer authorities expected more cameras, replay angles and tracking data to mitigate referee error, limit subjectivity and strengthen perceptions of fairness. — Pooya Tabesh, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 The study’s explicit inclusion of visitors’ perceptions of utility, and particularly the idea that visitors seem to actually respond to recommendations, raises the question of how museums should wield this power over the visitor experience. — Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026 But perceptions have changed over recent years, and rightly so. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 24 July 2026

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But the industry’s significance to black history goes beyond economic understandings of racial uplift.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Two factors mistakenly confine popular understandings of the reparations debate in the United States.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

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Played on the show by Sarah Pidgeon, audiences on TikTok have gone into a frenzy with appreciations and tutorials showing how to style Besette staples like a white shirt, pencil skirt, and headband.

— Valentina Bottoni, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026
Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.

— Rosanna Fraire, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025

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