Idea and Knack

Idea

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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Knack and idea are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knack" instead a noun "Idea".

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

Knack noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Idea and knack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Knack".

Nearby Words: knacker, knackery

old	old idea	old knack
good	good idea	good knack
best	best idea	best knack
better	better idea	better knack
Other adjectives: simple, brilliant, actual, real, great, little, horrible, wonderful, new, traditional, odd, weird, strange.

Cavy has a positive knack for the attitudes, and refreshingly unique ideas, adding such gems as the talking Gate (it makes sense in context) or Ling's side-splitting idea of a distraction.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Fullmetal Alchemist
Sweetie Belle, who has a wonderful singing voice and an instinctive knack for lyrics, decides she'd rather do costumes and props, despite lacking any of her big sister's fashion sense, because she wants to be like Rarity and gets Stage Fright at the idea of singing in front of people.

Source: You Were Trying Too Hard
It's hard to believe now, but when The Knack debuted with Get The Knack in 1979, some people seriously called them "The New Beatles," partially because Capitol Records encouraged this idea with its Meet The Beatles-like packaging of the group.

Source: Darth Wiki / Fallen Creator

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