VOOZH about

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/synonyms/conceive

⇱ conceive - WordReference.com English Thesaurus


conceive

Listen:
UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈsiːv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈsiv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən sēv)

Inflections of 'conceive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
conceives
v 3rd person singular
conceiving
v pres p
conceived
v past
conceived
v past p

conceive
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026
Sense: Verb: understand
Synonyms:
understand Collocations, grasp Collocations, get Collocations, see Collocations, comprehend Collocations, have an idea, sense Collocations, figure out, register Collocations, perceive Collocations, twig Collocations (slang), cotton on to (informal), get the idea (informal), get the picture (informal), catch on to, know Collocations, fathom Collocations
Sense: Adjective: form concepts or images
Synonyms:
imagine Collocations, dream Collocations, dream up, think up, create Collocations, envision Collocations, develop Collocations, design Collocations, conceptualize, conceptualise (UK), formulate, devise Collocations, invent Collocations, think of, conjure up, consider Collocations, think Collocations, visualize, visualise (UK), envisage Collocations, cook up, make up, fabricate, fantasize, fantasise (UK), entertain ideas
Sense: Verb: become pregnant
Synonyms:
become pregnant, get pregnant, get knocked up (slang), become with child, be impregnated, fall pregnant, get in the family way (dated, euphemism)

🗣️Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:

conceive - English Only forum
Conceive - English Only forum
conceive / conceive of - English Only forum
Conceive an attachment for something - English Only forum
conceive himself to be the man - English Only forum
conceive its not being there / imagine - English Only forum
conceive of his stopping short of - English Only forum
Conceive/conception - English Only forum
conceive/imagine - English Only forum
correct synonyms for "conceive of" - English Only forum
difficult to conceive for many people - English Only forum
entertain solemn doctrines about...to conceive for them an idolatrous - English Only forum
for the princess to conceive - English Only forum
get pregnant vs conceive - English Only forum
How do you conceive/think of … - English Only forum
I cannot conceive of a God - English Only forum
It is difficult to conceive of so astronomical a sum as a trillion dollars. - English Only forum
It is mandatory to punish those who you conceive as having - English Only forum
made to conceive it in a very lively manner - English Only forum
Only conceive - English Only forum
perfection, as culture learns to conceive it, is... - English Only forum
to conceive - English Only forum
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

Translations: Spanish | French | Portuguese | Italian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!
Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.
Firefox users: use search shortcuts for the fastest search of WordReference.
Copyright © 2026 WordReference.com
Please report any problems.