as in thoughtful
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
a contemplative person who likes to go on solitary walks the contemplative life of the monks at the abbey
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Recent Examples of contemplative
Ed’s blush somehow managed to overlap his cheeks and spread across his chin, his forehead, his ears, and into his greatest receptacle of all: his kindly, contemplative soul.
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Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 June 2025
At The Donum Estate, Oracle has found not just a physical home, but a spiritual one—a place where Biggers’ layered histories, material choices, and contemplative intentions converge into a singular, powerful experience.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 28 May 2025
This stimulates your mind in a serious, contemplative way.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
To an extent, yes—although, despite this quartet’s immense talent, this contemplative period piece is, sadly, just not the sum of its parts.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 June 2025
At The Donum Estate, Oracle has found not just a physical home, but a spiritual one—a place where Biggers’ layered histories, material choices, and contemplative intentions converge into a singular, powerful experience.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 28 May 2025
This stimulates your mind in a serious, contemplative way.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
To an extent, yes—although, despite this quartet’s immense talent, this contemplative period piece is, sadly, just not the sum of its parts.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemplative
Adjective
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His career consists of multitudes: the comedic if not brash hip-hop radio host forged by the shock-jock era, and the thoughtful political commentator, able to articulate what even his critics would describe as a pretty nuanced perspective on the world.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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Beneath the surface of its superlatives lies depth — thoughtful nods to heritage, reinterpretations of tradition and layers of cultural meaning embedded in contemporary forms.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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In this evocative, melancholy tale, an Italian champion racer is tasked with driving a car from Italy into Russia.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The commercial, as many may recall, features a montage of animal clips set to the melancholy ballad.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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This kind of behavior isn’t reflective of Sox fans or the city.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Xi was tougher than most, but his behavior was still reflective of the context of the times.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Known for her work that celebrates female forms through earthy textures, Wu believes that the meditative art of ceramics can only be fully appreciated in quietude.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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Her exercises, lifted from decades of performance scores, are designed to turn ordinary acts into meditative rituals.—
Ellen O'Connell Whittet
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Scenes of long discussions seem brisk, even at pensive tempi, because of the way that the lines uttered strike off one another—and because of the energetically thoughtful performances that bring the characters to life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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In such an intimate, pensive atmosphere, characters emerge gradually out of the rugged landscape like windswept trees or weathered stones.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Eileen is, of course, a deeply spiritual writer and thinker, deeply philosophical and wild-minded, and what with poetry being so great for divination, their poems in particular land well.—
Michelle Tea
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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Banners, badges or signs for political, ideological, philosophical or commercial purposes are not permitted.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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“Contemplative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemplative. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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