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thinking

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of thinking

having the ability to reason

it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense

Synonyms of thinking

intelligent, rational, reasonable, reasoning

Words Related to thinking

analytic (or analytical), logical

brainy, cerebral, highbrow, highbrowed, intellectual

cognitional, cognitive, mental

levelheaded, practical, sane, sensible, sober

Near Antonyms of thinking

brainless, dense, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull, dumb, fatuous, half-witted, mindless, obtuse, senseless, slow, stupid, thickheaded

fallacious, groundless, illogical, invalid, nonsensical

Antonyms of thinking

irrational, nonrational, nonthinking, unintelligent, unreasonable, unreasoning, unthinking

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