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proponent reinforce proposition crotchet propose gestate vagary motif avatar meaning intellection lulu preconceive pictograph sum haunted ancestry tautology reify float preconception support inculcate exponent kink parturient presensation incarnate self-contradiction cathexis myth possession brain wave moth-eaten theme invention Anglicism mentally idée mère feeling steal expression representation stereotype thing supporter advocacy symbol plant borrow cult inanity misbegotten id�e fixe [or] idee fixe mean overarch contagion bromide get fantasy assume espouse whimsy adopt articulate opinion I know strike perception understand idolum intent association hold have a bee in one's bonnet postulator theory technicality remembrance canvass found ideomotor entertain authorship self-image possessed miscomprehend bring up objectivism exposition plan export cause embodiment ideally connotation falsehood that born imagination postulate impact truth maggot project idée fixe fancied fetish verity innovate preoccupation gist foggy wheeze generalize fancier principle symbolism statement functionalism shift reverie see hallucination preconceived warmed-over stroke advocate pleonasm subsume clue gesture ideogram epigram over interiorize dream Frame generality ideality belie flavour idealization Cynicism superstructure refrain substance hunch development monetarist conjecture experiment say impress pillar jihad hostility expressive emblem sentimentality crystallize disabuse cheerleader mime agree free association subscribe cheerleading theorem sound glimmer non-starter allegiance come up with sth Bright articulation author squash allegory ideas germ cement irrationality map inoculate hang go with sb/sth ideation echo founding father snappy extinguish argue posit sustain pro glimmering draw a blank there essence emphasis what propound advance go along with sth/sb reject ideaed nostrum affect ideopraxist afterthought fetishism formulate convey assent paternity think better of something starter disagree phrase explore this protagonist faithful colonialism rejection explicate put forth clever pipe dream clarify birth reflection misrepresent cherish embody discredit acceptance apostle germinate bat commonplace programme music formulation debunk personification stress promulgate apologist fixed dittohead thread pap fruition gel archetype humbug meme partisan cogitable think sth over bandy affinity premise rubber stamp reincarnation presentment Cross suppress flagship intellectual property embed rethink pedigree apostrophe chimera monism attachment birthplace leg gimmick disaffected reference that's a thought industrialism leitmotif rudiment defender seize following imbue bastion cool think twice/again corroborate manifestation refine lift consumerism cliché pigeonhole faint design idée maîtresse nice idea wild prejudice practice moonshot pestilence pseudo-idea think up shibboleth experimentation misimpression hit on be wedded to something flash challenging impulse praxis subjectivity subscribe to scratch stand for sth tang root bubble figment suggestive stifle idée reçue inject remoot repudiation trendy dream-fabric saying sillyism presumptuous applaud bring something forward assessment elbow crank present complex foolishness one–ideaed get something over emblematic get across something reduce scout marotte get something across latch signifier think of sth break faith with reaction stick introductory utopianism think sth up phantasm premised on/upon notionless meaningful purvey seeing put forward/forth something latch on to implant ideolatry eternal object universal toss out buy-in proposed conceptualization a stroke of genius and how bring abandon wit threap capital nutty nifty said fribble goer imprint ideamonger faith product concept seen foster play with sth stroke of genius run with sth vision deliver realize gather whole focus the whole bit claim cockeyed enact form put something across saw upshot sub-idea parable appeal inside work in sympathetic expound import laudable develop hear ideatum extravagance mover hit on/upon something nourish overrun tend take someone's point pin-up transmit obliterate put sth over proposal verbalize superstition sales concept sponsorship balk bat something around (or about) apperception bee enunciate it’s just a thought pie in the sky nationalism one-ideaed reproduce succinct appealing signified narcissistic banner rank scotch vend eccentricity swing co-opt take apart embrace pulpitism fiendish bury bounce an idea off counterexample build around sth mad negation bottom-up adherence bedrock antagonism ownership cleave to ram sth into sb actual run away with run something up the flagpole (to see who salutes) lend credence/plausibility/weight to something undeceive adherent corn progenitor moot obsess prepossession approve worship at the shrine/altar of sth stump wager remember from sacrilegious follow out brushstroke sympathy board mistaken counterintuitive counselling din imagery conceptually conceptor flip side a blinding flash beat carry the torch blow apart alembicated above-stated copy counter-argument foundation imply misconceive jettison latch onto something originality occur to someone rough not hold with sth savvy magnet re-expound pursue round run take something on board toy make out play into speak up for someone/something put survival table unattached earthly descriptive submit stirring foolproof forefather ideological inchoate crib confuse concretism spruik toss can bulldoze articulator kick around materialize extension enter someone's head (or mind) mind friend vacuity exploration line-up objectification graphic flirt with bottom fair sentimentalism vanity mobilize attached draw propose a motion shadow reckon reinforcement second thought antonomasia disprove dissect applaudable noob cradle come out with retread nibble resonate trace arrayed against airing adhere to theme park thought-sign speak cling selling concept symbolic commercialize totem fog think better of sth freit flirt time travel guilt complex come up with something thirdly anti counsel stillborn thought bubble own typical presentation prejudicate occur mere lukewarm karma floor twilight zone true–blue Theory Y top–down metaphor dissection ill-conceived inspire keep/put something on ice back-of-the-envelope ground glue flaccid embryo affirm aphorism besides advertise prime mover be set in concrete a new one position march outline intellectual asset kibosh glocalization make line of argument conjure sth up unconcerned build something around something continuative buy into sth put something into action extract flight be stuck on sb/sth bandwagon suspicion stock proper platitude put sth over/across presuppose rosminianism a bright idea hinge on/upon sth anticlimax tirade twist borrow a page from stand (or turn) something on its head sacrilege camp suspect evaluate supermanism recur explication Parkinson's law on paper hug estimate put something before someone/something prospect trial balloon intransigent virus runner reconcile trope sell sell sb on sth schema shoot down something/someone old story propagate pooh skeptic slogan square something with something caution against sth abhinaya vague underestimate Bakker, Robert T. come/get to the point autosuggestion born-again build (up) a picture of advice apologia basically basis condense synthesis circumlocute citadel a recipe for something carry epigrammatic fallback knock something on the head have get away from grapple with keyword battle cry leaning personify blind alley late adopter disposable elude productize projection prophet elective affinity orthodox lose one's (or the) way social construct theoretical hypothesis throw (sth) up traction tussle with sth view equally wedded work out something unpalatable whatsoever war cry even excogitate fanatical ego biopsychosocial household god forge hurl mock entrench give someone (or get) the bum's rush pretest smoky stereotypy flirt with something body image publicity roundelay thinking finally fasten epigrammatize handmaiden front-runner circumlocution incisive general impressionistic dualism democratic lightweight poach capricious pose bat around resistance be under the impression father something realistic spread the word/gospel/message overword and that go by the board not to mention embryonic present itself hangover peddle orthodoxy something is not in/part of someone’s vocabulary synthesize take up thesis big word cite subtext fossil wisp dirty word aye beside the point (quite) a number of something remould record uphold fallow examination tickle encapsulate freely full word ill-founded importer innovative hold fast bud easier said than done IT feedback elevator pitch hypothetical fly follower float around if anything flapdoodle false love Mayan garbled hawk clou hit imagine in the back of your mind half-assed jumping-off point keystone ghost internalize misjudge presentative outgrow pioneering park apostrophize by communicate no nonsense put sth across sign practicality red herring balance reformulate reception pooh-pooh pop (something) in/into something apperceive note rephrase self-deceiving tired topic sentence suppression trite unembodied sloganize believe in synonymous right to life literalism belabour preconcept poison snowball regurgitate simple idea wrong work sth up federalism express bag stand up the wave of the future torch underlying unreligious warm to sth vapor doctrinaire core synonym -ancy print prosopopoeia stronghold sit phonocentrism gisting newly nuts objectify nowhere anyway rendering self-important where a gleam in someone’s eye adoption ahead also fall flat against a minority of one aesthetic architect build around be a great/firm believer in something confirm conform base construction action

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Words For "idea"

As you've probably noticed, words for "idea" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this word similarity engine, the top 5 related words for "idea" are: notion, concept, conceit, conceive, and suggestion. There are 995 other words that are related to or similar to idea listed above. Hopefully the generated list of words for "idea" above suit your needs. If not, you might want to check out Related Words - another project of mine which uses a different technique (not though that it works best with single words, not phrases).

About Reverse Dictionary

The way Reverse Dictionary works is pretty simple. It simply looks through tonnes of dictionary definitions and grabs the ones that most closely match your search query. For example, if you type something like "longing for a time in the past", then the engine will return "nostalgia". The engine has indexed several million definitions so far, and at this stage it's starting to give consistently good results (though it may return weird results sometimes). It acts a lot like a thesaurus except that it allows you to search with a definition, rather than a single word. So in a sense, this tool is a "search engine for words", or a sentence to word converter.

I made this tool after working on Related Words which is a very similar tool, except it uses a bunch of algorithms and multiple databases to find similar words to a search query. That project is closer to a thesaurus in the sense that it returns synonyms for a word (or short phrase) query, but it also returns many broadly related words that aren't included in thesauri. So this project, Reverse Dictionary, is meant to go hand-in-hand with Related Words to act as a word-finding and brainstorming toolset. For those interested, I also developed Describing Words which helps you find adjectives and interesting descriptors for things (e.g. waves, sunsets, trees, etc.).

In case you didn't notice, you can click on words in the search results and you'll be presented with the definition of that word (if available). The definitions are sourced from the famous and open-source WordNet database, so a huge thanks to the many contributors for creating such an awesome free resource.

Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source code that was used in this project: Elastic Search, @HubSpot, WordNet, and @mongodb.

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