Idea and Premise

Idea

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

Premise noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.

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Idea and premise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Premise".

Nearby Words: premiss, premised, premising

good	good idea	good premise
best	best idea	best premise
exact	exact idea	exact premise
similar	similar idea	similar premise
Other adjectives: common, original, initial, simple, stupid, popular, entire, real, great, wrong, main, clever, interesting, new, silly, general, ridiculous, basic, central, different, overall.

The sheer idea of such a Fanservice driven plot and the ridiculousness of the premise of the sport put off possible readers.

Source: Audience-Alienating Premise
Spiritual Successor: The idea of the game is similar to LEGO Time Cruisers, which had the premise of traveling between universes.

Source: Video Game / LEGO Dimensions
Already a rather odd premise, not to mention the fact that polygamy is a rather controversial idea in the west.

Source: Audience-Alienating Premise

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