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PERCEPTIONS Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word perceptions. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word perceptions. (close relations)
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apprehension
nounn
noun

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

awareness
nounn
noun

• having knowledge of

• state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

comprehension
nounn
noun

• an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)

• the relation of comprising something

consciousness
nounn
noun

• an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

• having knowledge of

insight
nounn
noun

• clear or deep perception of a situation

• a feeling of understanding

• the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

• grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

realization
nounn
noun

• coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

• making real or giving the appearance of reality

• a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

• a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained

• the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer

• something that is made real or concrete

recognition
nounn
noun

• the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

• the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

• approval

• coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

• (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape

• the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country

• an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

• designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

understanding
nounn
noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

adjective satellite

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

ken
verb, nounv, n
noun

• range of what one can know or understand

• the range of vision

percept
nounn
noun

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

sensing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the perception that something has occurred or some state exists

• becoming aware of something via the senses

perceptual experience
nounn
noun

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

Best Hypernyms For PERCEPTIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for perceptions, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
cognition knowledge awareness comprehension conceptualisation conceptuality conceptualization insight noesis representation understanding
Phrases (4)
basic cognitive processinternal representationmental representationsensory activity

Alternatives for APPREHENSION

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