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Common collocations with notion in American Collocation

notion noun countable

US /ˈnoʊʃ(ə)n/

silly

absurd
crazy
foolish
ridiculous
romantic
silly
strange

That’s a ridiculous notion.

traditional

accepted
conventional
prevalent
traditional

As a result, traditional notions of the classroom have begun to undergo a radical change.

not clear

vague

Some of us have known from a very early age what career we want to pursue; others have only a vague notion.

clear

clear

Alice had no very clear notion of how long ago it had happened.

incorrect

false
misguided
mistaken

Is it a misguided notion to believe in the goodness of humanity?

basic

basic
fundamental

She seems to be questioning the basic notion that political legitimacy comes from democratic elections.

important

central
important
key

This is a central notion in Wittgenstein’s later thinking.

general

broad
general

The introduction to the report will give you a general notion of some of the many problems we faced.

modern

contemporary
current
modern

But from the 1870s onwards the modern notion of addiction began to take shape.

simple or too simple

simple
simplistic

Their approach is based on the simple notion that it is more cost-effective to get it right first time than correct mistakes later.

old

old
old-fashioned
outdated
primitive

We should move away from the outdated notion that education is only for the young.

particular

particular

But it was more than twenty years earlier that he had come to accept this particular notion of perfection.

common

common
popular
widespread

This is very different from the common notion of God.

whole

entire
whole

The whole notion of celebrity has changed.

existing as a thought in the mind

abstract
theoretical

The acceptance of the abstract notion of an ‘afterlife’ is still a very powerful impulse in directing individual action.

slightest

faintest
foggiest
slightest

I didn’t have the faintest notion of who she was!

strange

bizarre
fanciful
odd
strange

There was no medical evidence to support such a fanciful notion.

difficult to understand or deal with

complex
problematic

Governments favour the idea of ‘sustainability’, but it is a complex notion.

have a notion

have

At the time I had no notion of where this would lead.

support a notion

reinforce
support

Other studies support the notion that exercised muscles need protein very rapidly.

express doubts about a notion

challenge
question

Some scholars have rightly questioned this notion.

accept a notion

accept
embrace
entertain

We cannot accept the notion of time-travelling.

refuse to accept a notion

abandon
dismiss
dispel
reject

Beth quickly dismisses the notion as absurd.

discuss a notion

consider
discuss
examine
explore

This paper will discuss these two notions from a theoretical and historical point of view.

offer a notion so that it can be considered

introduce
put forward

The final story introduces the notion of immortality.

add details to a notion

develop

He does not develop further his notion of how full European integration might be achieved.

explain the meaning of a notion

define

We must first define the notion of public interest.