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Detailed Synonyms for thinking in English

thinking:

thinking [the ~] noun

  1. the thinking
    the thinking
  2. the thinking
    the brainwork; the thinking
  3. the thinking
    – the process of using your mind to consider something carefully 1
    the thought; the thinking; the cerebration; the thought process; the intellection; the mentation
    – the process of using your mind to consider something carefully 1

thinking adj

  1. thinking
    – endowed with the capacity to reason 1
    reasoning; thinking; intelligent
    – endowed with the capacity to reason 1

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Related Definitions for "thinking":

  1. endowed with the capacity to reason1
  2. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully1
    • thinking always made him frown1

think:

to think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)

  1. to think
    to think; to consider; to ponder; cogitate; to muse; to brood; to wonder; to reflect
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
    • consider verb (considers, considered, considering)
    • ponder verb (ponders, pondered, pondering)
    • cogitate verb
    • muse verb (muses, mused, musing)
    • brood verb (broods, brooded, brooding)
    • wonder verb (wonders, wondered, wondering)
    • reflect verb (reflects, reflected, reflecting)
  2. to think
    to conceive; to imagine; to sympathize; feel empathy for; to be in sympathy with; to intend; to think; to feel; to sympathise
  3. to think
    to regard; to think; reckon; deem
    • regard verb (regards, regarded, regarding)
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
    • reckon verb
    • deem verb
  4. to think
    – bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation 1
    to think
    – bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation 1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam1
  5. to think
    – recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection 1
    to retrieve; to think; to recall; to remember; to call up; to call back; recollect
    – recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection 1
    • retrieve verb (retrieves, retrieved, retrieving)
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • I can't think what her last name was1
    • recall verb (recalls, recalled, recalling)
    • remember verb (remembers, remembered, remembering)
      • I can't remember saying any such thing1
      • can you remember her phone number?1
      • Do you remember that he once loved you?1
    • call up verb (calls up, called up, calling up)
      • call up memories1
    • call back verb (calls back, called back, calling back)
    • recollect verb
  6. to think
    – be capable of conscious thought 1
    to think
    – be capable of conscious thought 1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • Man is the only creature that thinks1
  7. to think
    – use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments 1
    to think; cogitate; cerebrate
    – use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments 1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere1
    • cogitate verb
    • cerebrate verb
  8. to think
    – have or formulate in the mind 1
    to think
    – have or formulate in the mind 1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • think good thoughts1
  9. to think
    – expect, believe, or suppose 1
    to imagine; to think; to suppose; to guess; reckon; opine
    – expect, believe, or suppose 1
    • imagine verb (imagines, imagined, imagining)
      • I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • I thought to find her in a bad state1
      • he didn't think to find her in the kitchen1
    • suppose verb (supposes, supposed, supposing)
    • guess verb (guesses, guessed, guessing)
      • I guess she is angry at me for standing her up1
    • reckon verb
    • opine verb
  10. to think
    – judge or regard; look upon; judge 1
    to consider; to conceive; to think; to believe
    – judge or regard; look upon; judge 1
    • consider verb (considers, considered, considering)
    • conceive verb (conceives, conceived, conceiving)
      • The racist conceives such people to be inferior1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • I think he is very smart1
      • I think that he is her boyfriend1
    • believe verb (believes, believed, believing)
      • I believe her to be very smart1
  11. to think
    – dispose the mind in a certain way 1
    to think
    – dispose the mind in a certain way 1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • Do you really think so?1
  12. to think
    – have in mind as a purpose 1
    to mean; to think; to intend
    – have in mind as a purpose 1
    • mean verb (means, meant, meaning)
      • I mean no harm1
      • I only meant to help you1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • She didn't think to harm me1
      • We thought to return early that night1
    • intend verb (intends, intended, intending)
  13. to think
    – focus one's attention on a certain state 1
    to think
    – focus one's attention on a certain state 1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • think thin1
  14. to think
    – ponder; reflect on, or reason about 1
    to think
    – ponder; reflect on, or reason about 1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
  15. to think
    – decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting 1
    to think
    – decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting 1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • Can you think what to do next?1
  16. to think
    – imagine or visualize 1
    to think
    – imagine or visualize 1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • Just think--you could be rich one day!1

Conjugations for think:

present
  1. think
  2. think
  3. thinks
  4. think
  5. think
  6. think
simple past
  1. thought
  2. thought
  3. thought
  4. thought
  5. thought
  6. thought
present perfect
  1. have thought
  2. have thought
  3. has thought
  4. have thought
  5. have thought
  6. have thought
past continuous
  1. was thinking
  2. were thinking
  3. was thinking
  4. were thinking
  5. were thinking
  6. were thinking
future
  1. shall think
  2. will think
  3. will think
  4. shall think
  5. will think
  6. will think
continuous present
  1. am thinking
  2. are thinking
  3. is thinking
  4. are thinking
  5. are thinking
  6. are thinking
subjunctive
  1. be thought
  2. be thought
  3. be thought
  4. be thought
  5. be thought
  6. be thought
diverse
  1. think!
  2. let's think!
  3. thought
  4. thinking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

think [the ~] noun

  1. the think
    – an instance of deliberate thinking 1
    the think
    – an instance of deliberate thinking 1
    • think [the ~] noun
      • I need to give it a good think1

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Related Definitions for "think":

  1. an instance of deliberate thinking1
    • I need to give it a good think1
  2. bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation1
    • She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam1
  3. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection1
    • I can't think what her last name was1
  4. be capable of conscious thought1
    • Man is the only creature that thinks1
  5. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments1
    • I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere1
  6. have or formulate in the mind1
    • think good thoughts1
  7. expect, believe, or suppose1
    • I thought to find her in a bad state1
    • he didn't think to find her in the kitchen1
  8. judge or regard; look upon; judge1
    • I think he is very smart1
    • I think that he is her boyfriend1
  9. dispose the mind in a certain way1
    • Do you really think so?1
  10. have in mind as a purpose1
    • She didn't think to harm me1
    • We thought to return early that night1
  11. focus one's attention on a certain state1
    • think thin1
  12. ponder; reflect on, or reason about1
  13. decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting1
    • Can you think what to do next?1
  14. imagine or visualize1
    • Just think--you could be rich one day!1

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