thinking
noun
[ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ]
• the process of considering or reasoning about something.
• "the selectors have some thinking to do before the match"
thinking
adjective
• using thought or rational judgement; intelligent.
• "he seemed a thinking man"
Similar:
intelligent,
sensible,
reasonable,
rational,
reasoning,
logical,
analytical,
thoughtful,
reflective,
meditative,
contemplative,
pensive,
philosophical,
ratiocinative,
think
verb
• have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.
• "she thought that nothing would be the same again"
Similar:
believe,
be of the opinion,
have as one's opinion,
be of the view,
be under the impression,
expect,
imagine,
anticipate,
surmise,
suppose,
conjecture,
guess,
fancy,
conclude,
determine,
reason,
reckon,
figure,
opine,
ween,
deem,
judge,
hold,
consider,
presume,
estimate,
regard as,
view as,
• direct one's mind towards someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas.
• "he was thinking about Colin"
Similar:
ponder,
reflect,
deliberate,
meditate,
contemplate,
muse,
cogitate,
ruminate,
be lost in thought,
be in a brown study,
brood,
concentrate,
rack one's brains,
cudgel one's brains,
put on one's thinking cap,
sleep on it,
cerebrate,
Opposite:
act,
leap into action,
Origin:
Old English thencan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German denken .
