Antonyms for reflect
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-flekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈflɛkt |
Definition of reflect
Origin :- late 14c., "turn or bend back;" early 15c., "to divert, to turn aside, deflect," from Old French reflecter (14c.), from Latin reflectere "bend back, turn back" (see reflection). Of mirrors or polished surfaces, to shine back light rays or images, early 15c.; meaning "to turn one's thoughts back on" is c.1600. Related: Reflected; reflecting.
- verb give back
- verb think about
- verb demonstrate, indicate
- But least of all can I bear that you should reflect upon my mother.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It might be well for him to reflect that agitation was a two-edged sword.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- It was awful to reflect how many sermons must have been written there.
- Extract from : « The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- He did not reflect that just because he was not his, he did not feel the wounds that disabled from action.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- I cannot reflect upon this dreadful scene, but sorrow fills my heart.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone » by John Filson
- It is comfortable to reflect, that both are among the soldiers of the Queen.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- It was a great shock to meet him in the wood, but I had no time to reflect just then.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- The Assistant Commissioner paused in his speculations to reflect for a moment.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- After this profound observation the experienced Toodles seemed to reflect.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Without stopping to reflect, I ran below and secured my dollars.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
Synonyms for reflect
- bear out
- bespeak
- cast
- catch
- cerebrate
- chew
- cogitate
- communicate
- consider
- contemplate
- copy
- deliberate
- display
- echo
- emulate
- evince
- exhibit
- express
- flash
- follow
- give forth
- imitate
- indicate
- manifest
- match
- meditate
- mirror
- mull over
- muse
- ponder
- reason
- rebound
- repeat
- repercuss
- reply
- reproduce
- resonate
- resound
- return
- reveal
- reverberate
- reverse
- revert
- ruminate
- shine
- show
- speculate
- stew
- study
- take after
- think
- throw back
- weigh
- wonder
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