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reflective

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of reflective

1 given to or marked by long, quiet thinking

one of the twins was outgoing and talkative while the other was withdrawn and reflective

Synonyms of reflective

broody, cogitative, contemplative, meditative, melancholy, musing, pensive, ruminant, ruminative, thoughtful

Words Related to reflective

introspective, retrospective, self-reflective

earnest, grave, sedate, serious, serious-minded, severe, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre), weighty

philosophical (also philosophic)

analytic (or analytical), logical, rational

deliberate, purposeful

absentminded, abstracted, preoccupied

Near Antonyms of reflective

featherbrained, flighty, flippant, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, scatterbrained

brainless, mindless, silly, thoughtless, unthinking

Antonyms of reflective

2 indicating something

this new policy is reflective of the company's desire to improve customer relations

Synonyms of reflective

denotative, denoting, indicative, significant, signifying, telltale

Words Related to reflective

alluding, allusive, referring

characteristic, symptomatic

demonstrative, exhibiting, expressive

symbolic (also symbolical)

connoting, hinting, implying, insinuating, suggestive

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