ABSTRACT THOUGHT Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the phrase abstract thought. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ABSTRACT THOUGHT
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conceptualization | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally • an elaborated concept | ||||||||
contemplation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long and thoughtful observation • a calm, lengthy, intent consideration | ||||||||
creativity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ability to create | ||||||||
daydreaming | nounn | |||||||
noun • absentminded dreaming while awake | ||||||||
fantasy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • imagination unrestricted by reality • fiction with a large amount of imagination in it • something many people believe that is false verb • indulge in fantasies | ||||||||
ideation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of forming and relating ideas | ||||||||
imagination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses • the ability to form mental images of things or events • the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems | ||||||||
introspection | nounn | |||||||
noun • the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct | ||||||||
musing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a calm, lengthy, intent consideration adjective satellite • deeply or seriously thoughtful | ||||||||
pondering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deeply or seriously thoughtful | ||||||||
reflection | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a calm, lengthy, intent consideration • the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface • expression without words • a likeness in which left and right are reversed • the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) • (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed • a remark expressing careful consideration • the ability to reflect beams or rays | ||||||||
rumination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a calm, lengthy, intent consideration • (of ruminants) chewing (the cud) • regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding | ||||||||
speculation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) • an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits • continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature | ||||||||
thinking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the process of using your mind to consider something carefully adjective satellite • endowed with the capacity to reason | ||||||||
theorizing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds • construct a theory about • form or construct theories | ||||||||
reasoning | nounn | |||||||
noun • thinking that is coherent and logical adjective satellite • endowed with the capacity to reason | ||||||||
logical thinking | ||||||||
noun • thinking that is coherent and logical |