Idea and Process

Idea

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

Process noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.

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Idea and process are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Process".

exact	exact idea	exact process
similar	similar idea	similar process
original	original idea	original process
simple	simple idea	simple process
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, dangerous, creative, new, early, basic, different.

Her hairdresser noted that doing all that to her hair was a dumb idea and the process necessary to put it back was unpleasant enough to drive the point home.

Source: Comic Book / Omaha the Cat Dancer
He instantly gets the idea idea to sell the sword at a shop and then recall it later, and repeat this process until he's rich, much to the Djinn's shock and dismay, he goes and does that.

Source: Light Novel / Gokudo
With some exceptions, this trope is not about an idea changing into a completely different idea during the creative process.

Source: Divorced Installment

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