IDEA

n. 1 concept, conception, construct, thought, notion, plan, design, scheme, suggestion, recommendation Is that your idea of a good singing voice? Peter has an excellent idea for increasing sales 2 notion, fancy, impression, picture, (mental) image, concept, conception, perception, understanding, awareness, apprehension, inkling, suspicion, hint, suggestion, approximation, clue, intimation, guess, estimate, estimation, impression I haven't the slightest idea what you are talking about Can you give us any idea of the cause of the delay? 3 belief, opinion, sentiment, feeling, teaching(s), doctrine, tenet, principle, philosophy, view, viewpoint, outlook, notion, conviction, position, stance Western and Eastern ideas differ as to the role of women in society 4 aim, goal, purpose, objective, object, end, point, reason, raison d'être What was the idea of telling the teacher? The idea behind the scheme was to boost sales The idea of the game is to capture your opponent's king. 5 hypothesis, theory, notion, dream, fantasy or phantasy His invention is based on the idea of an anti-gravity device