What is another word for thinking ?

A person's ideas or opinions

aesthetics^UK

esthetics^US

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“Four of the statements were about issues that dominated his thinking at the time.”

Noun

The act of thinking

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

thinking of other things

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Noun

A concept formulated in the mind

demeanor^US

demeanour^UK

way of looking at things

color^US

colour^UK

gauging^UK

gaging^US

humour^UK

theorizing^US

humor^US

rumor^US

theorising^UK

rumour^UK

behaviour^UK

behavior^US

behaviorism^US

what makes someone tick

realization^US

realisation^UK

mental representation

feeling in one's bones

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Noun

The thought processes leading to accepted theories or solutions

defence^UK

defense^US

antithesis and synthesis

syllogistic reasoning

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Noun

The reason, whether conscious or unconscious, for a certain course of action

the why and wherefore

defence^UK

defense^US

pretence^UK

pretense^US

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Adjective

having a good head on one's shoulders

Using intelligent thought

having no flies on

know how many beans make five

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“Greta, you strike me and always have, as a very rational, articulate woman, a thinking woman.”

Adjective

with one's head in the clouds

Thoughtful or reflective in one's approach

able to reason clearly

capable of thought

able to think clearly

in a world of your own

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

fantasizing^US

fantasising^UK

with a mind like a sieve

with a memory like a sieve

with your head in the clouds

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“Tim did not readily jump to conclusions as he considered himself a thinking individual.”

Adjective

with both one's feet on the ground

Displaying logic and common sense

organized^US

organised^UK

showing great knowledge

recognized^US

recognised^UK

having all one's marbles

in right mind

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Verb

To hold an opinion

coming to the conclusion that

theorising^UK

thinking it likely that

theorizing^US

having as one's opinion

gauging^UK

gaging^US

coming to the conclusion

having sneaking suspicion

drawing the inference

recognizing^US

having a sneaking suspicion

recognising^UK

taking as gospel truth

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

forming an opinion of

taking as a hypothesis

hearing

taking it for granted

taking something on board

forming an impression of

making an estimate of

having a sneaking suspicion of

jumping to a conclusion

entertaining the idea

taking the view

subscribing to the opinion

averring

betting bottom dollar

becoming cognizant of

becoming conscious of

getting the impression

getting the drift

catching on

having a funny feeling

feeling in your bones

taking in

getting the impression of

finalizing^US

contemplating the possibility of

authorising^UK

coming to a decision about

authorizing^US

finalising^UK

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“I think the new Miley Cyrus album will be very good.”

Verb

Thinking

Verb

Absorbed in one's thoughts

lost in contemplation

analyzing^US

putting on one's thinking cap

cudgeling one's brains

analysing^UK

turning over in one's mind

considering the pros and cons of

giving consideration to

pondering on

speculating about

putting on thinking cap

sweating over

giving some thought to

summing up

asking oneself

thinking of

beating one's brains out about

agonizing^US

enquiring^UK

building castles in air

thinking hard

agonising^UK

hammering away at

giving much thought to

theorizing^US

spending too much time thinking about

toying with

keeping talking about

keeping thinking about

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

turning over in your mind

batting it around

tracking

running up a flagpole

theorising^UK

taking under consideration

hypothesising^UK

debating with oneself

entertaining the thought of

considering the possibility of

revolving in one's mind

considering as an example

looking at as an example

conducting a survey of

experimenting

conducting research into

marveling^US

cudgeling^US

marvelling^UK

thinking hard about

cudgelling^UK

stargazing

taking something under advisement

making enquiries into

rehashing

rating

eyeing up

entertaining the idea of

getting down to brass tacks

fantasizing^US

engaging in contemplation

saying to oneself

fostering

harbouring^UK

holding

harboring^US

indulging in wool-gathering

letting one's thoughts wander

having one's head in the clouds

moralizing^US

reading between lines

running it up flagpole

beating one's brains

cudgeling your brains

conjuring up an image of

fantasising^UK

recognising^UK

allowing yourself to consider

taking into consideration

recognizing^US

burning the midnight oil

pulling an all-nighter

eating your heart out

feeling despondent about

sulking

chafing inwardly

eating one's heart out

sermonizing^US

moralising^UK

sermonising^UK

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“I need some time to think before making a decision.”

Verb

Present participle for to be in expectation of

“I think he will be posting another update on social media very soon.”

Verb

(think of/about) Present participle for to consider the possibility of

“Listening to a speech by Steve Jobs made him think about becoming an entrepreneur.”

Verb

Present participle for to recall from memory

“She would think fondly of all the happy times they had together.”

Verb

Present participle for to imagine a possible scenario

visualising^UK

visualizing^US

fantasising^UK

fantasizing^US

contriving

daydreaming

“I always did think we would meet again someday.”

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(think of/about) Present participle for to have a concern about

distressing oneself over

tormenting oneself over

torturing oneself over

“She would constantly think about her son who was recovering from his illness.”

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