Synonyms of meditation

meditation

noun

ˌme-də-ˈtā-shən 

as in contemplation

long or deep thinking about spiritual matters

the busy executive devotes an hour a day to quiet meditation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplation
• deliberation
• study
• introspection
• trance
• reverie
• muse
• daydreaming
• retrospection
• rumination
• reflection
• brown study
• cogitation
• woolgathering
• musing
• pondering
• navel-gazing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of meditation

Her latest book is an ode to the artist Eva Hesse — and a pulsing meditation on identity. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

In a statement explaining the decision to expand the album, Byrne offers a characteristically expansive meditation on what an album even means in the streaming era. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026

The mindfulness content will include meditation exercises, but also content from doctors, therapists and psychologists, not to mention former ABC News correspondent Dan Harris, who left ABC five years ago to focus on his meditation company. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

There’s a spa, steam room, oxygen lounge, and meditation room for loosening up both muscles and mind. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026