Synonyms of thinking

thinking 1 of 3

adjective

as in reasoning

having the ability to reason

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reasoning
• rational
• intelligent
• reasonable
• logical
• mental
• analytic
• cognitive
• intellectual
• practical
• cerebral
• sensible
• sane
• brainy
• cognitional
• highbrow
• highbrowed
• levelheaded
• sober

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• irrational
• unreasonable
• unthinking
• nonrational
• unintelligent
• stupid
• dumb
• unreasoning
• slow
• dense
• nonthinking
• mindless
• senseless
• obtuse
• dull
• dopey
• fatuous
• brainless
• illogical
• dorky
• fallacious
• nonsensical
• invalid
• doltish
• thickheaded
• groundless
• half-witted

thinking

2 of 3

noun

as in meditation

Related Words

• meditation
• contemplation
• reflection
• musing
• retrospection
• awareness
• consciousness
• total recall
• understanding
• mind
• recollection
• memory
• hypermnesia
• perception
• cognizance
• comprehension
• reminiscence
• remembrance
• grasp
• apprehension
• grip

Dissimilar Words

• repression
• amnesia
• forgetfulness

thinking

3 of 3

verb

present participle of think

as in believing

to have as an opinion

I think we should wait for someone to come help us out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believing
• guessing
• considering
• imagining
• figuring
• feeling
• supposing
• deeming
• judging
• conceiving
• perceiving
• assuming
• holding
• reckoning
• regarding
• viewing
• allowing
• accepting
• esteeming
• depending
• relying
• presuming
• trusting
• inferring
• surmising
• concluding
• presupposing
• deducing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• doubting
• suspecting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• discrediting
• disbelieving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thinking

Adjective

Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback. — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 22 Aug. 2019

The quick-thinking team administrator came up with a solution – flag down a tour bus. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 June 2018

Noun

The other irony is that many of the characters on these very shows would hate this kind of lazy legacy thinking and would balk at it. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026

The relationships nurtured by gift thinking diminish our sense of scarcity and want. — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Verb

For those thinking about a work retreat, Hotel Kinsley offers meeting room facilities for up to 40 guests and various breakout spaces. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

The best thing Washington can do at this point is to stop acting without thinking. — Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026