What is another word for thinking ?

A person's ideas or opinions

thinking of other things

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

Noun

A concept formulated in the mind

way of looking at things

sensibility

where one is at

mind-set

color^US

colour^UK

gauging^UK

gaging^US

humour^UK

humor^US

behaviour^UK

behavior^US

behaviorism^US

what makes someone tick

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Noun

The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence

theorising^UK

theorizing^US

reading between the lines

gauging^UK

gaging^US

honour^UK

favour^UK

favor^US

honor^US

colour^UK

color^US

way of looking at things

from the perspective of

approximate calculation

demeanor^US

demeanour^UK

defence^UK

defense^US

favourite^UK

favorite^US

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Noun

A consideration for or reasoning

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

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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

A theory or attitude that acts as a guiding principle for behavior

aesthetics^UK

esthetics^US

stories^US

storeys^UK

component of a theory

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Noun

The purpose or goal for which something is intended

object of the exercise

desired result

the why and wherefore

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Noun

Things created or imagined in the mind

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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

skilful^UK

skillful^US

dexterous^US

dextrous^UK

civilized^US

civilised^UK

practised^UK

practiced^US

labored^US

laboured^UK

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

exceptionally skilled

extraordinarily skilled

thinking outside the box

knowing how many beans make five

feasible

forward

suitable

with all one's wits about one

living

cosmopolitan

well versed

showing great knowledge

realizable^US

realisable^UK

old beyond one's years

got it

advanced for one's age

know backwards and forwards

esthetic^US

traveled^US

aesthetic^UK

travelled^UK

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

Adjective

with your head in the clouds

Thoughtful or reflective in one's approach

able to reason clearly

capable of thought

able to think clearly

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

Adjective

with both feet on the ground

Displaying logic and common sense

organized^US

organised^UK

showing great knowledge

having all one's marbles

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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

recognizing^US

having a sneaking suspicion

recognising^UK

taking as gospel truth

drawing the inference

forming an opinion of

taking as a hypothesis

drawing conclusions

banking on

taking it for granted

taking something on board

betting one's bottom dollar

entertaining the idea

taking the view

subscribing to the opinion

forming an impression of

visualizing^US

making an estimate of

visualising^UK

having a sneaking suspicion of

jumping to a conclusion

becoming cognizant of

feeling in one's bones

becoming conscious of

getting the impression

getting the drift

catching on

having a funny feeling

taking in

getting the impression of

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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

cudgeling your brains

noodling around

figuring

putting on thinking cap

analysing^UK

turning over in one's mind

considering the pros and cons of

giving consideration to

giving some thought to

summing up

asking oneself

beating one's brains out about

building castles in air

thinking hard

spending too much time thinking about

toying with

hammering away at

giving much thought to

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

enquiring^UK

running up a flagpole

philosophising^UK

pouring it on

going on about

keeping talking about

hashing over

keeping thinking about

taking under consideration

hypothesising^UK

debating with oneself

entertaining the thought of

considering the possibility of

revolving in one's mind

taking as an example

considering as an example

looking at as an example

marveling^US

cudgeling^US

marvelling^UK

cudgelling^UK

reflecting about

taking into consideration

entertaining the idea of

taking under advisement

conducting a survey of

experimenting

conducting research into

engaging in contemplation

having your head in the clouds

indulging in wool-gathering

letting one's thoughts wander

theorizing^US

fantasizing^US

arguing the pros and cons of

entertaining the possibility of

thinking idly about

having thoughts about

eating your heart out

feeling despondent about

reading between lines

theorising^UK

running it up flagpole

burning the midnight oil

pulling an all-nighter

conjuring up an image of

fantasising^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.”

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(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.”

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Present participle for to recall from memory

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

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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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