MEDITATIONS Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word meditations. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MEDITATIONS
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cogitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a carefully considered thought about something • attentive consideration and meditation | ||||||||
contemplation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long and thoughtful observation • a calm, lengthy, intent consideration | ||||||||
deliberation | nounn | |||||||
noun • (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question • careful consideration • planning something carefully and intentionally • a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry • the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
self-examination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct | ||||||||
thought | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about • the process of using your mind to consider something carefully • the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual • a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | ||||||||
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 |