Antonyms for thinking
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : thing-king |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈθɪŋ kɪŋ |
Definition of thinking
Origin :- Old English þencan "conceive in the mind, think, consider, intend" (past tense þohte, p.p. geþoht), probably originally "cause to appear to oneself," from Proto-Germanic *thankjan (cf. Old Frisian thinka, Old Saxon thenkian, Old High German denchen, German denken, Old Norse þekkja, Gothic þagkjan); Old English þencan is the causative form of the distinct Old English verb þyncan "to seem or appear" (past tense þuhte, past participle geþuht), from Proto-Germanic *thunkjan (cf. German dünken, däuchte). Both are from PIE *tong- "to think, feel" which also is the root of thought and thank. The two meanings converged in Middle English and þyncan "to seem" was absorbed, except for archaic methinks "it seems to me." Jocular past participle thunk (not historical, but by analogy of drink, sink, etc.) is recorded from 1876.
- adj rational
- adj thoughtful
- adj pertaining to thought
- noun thought
- It seemed, however, that he had merely been thinking intently.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Some of your money is hidden away in the cellar, I'm thinking.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Or perhaps it's a brutal revenge on me,—after thinking I'd only marry for money.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- She was silent and motionless for another five minutes, thinking intently.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I have been thinking about that day, wondering what I could do to help you.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Thinking of this, he produced it from the holster with a flick of his fingers.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- I am not thinking of myself in this matter, I am thinking of you.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- Thinking back, he felt that it was all absurd and dreamlike.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- They were thinking: "That greedy little girl has gone on and on eating."
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- He smiled as if he was thinking of something that amused him.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
Synonyms for thinking
- absorbed
- bright
- cerebration
- cogitation
- cogitative
- cognition
- contemplation
- contemplative
- deliberating
- deliberation
- deliberative
- engrossed
- idea
- ideation
- intelligent
- introspection
- introspective
- judgment
- logic
- meditating
- meditation
- meditative
- musing
- opinion
- pensive
- philosophical
- rational
- rationalization
- reason
- reasonable
- reasoning
- reflection
- reflective
- ruminating
- rumination
- ruminative
- studious
- study
- understanding
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