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

How To Define a Fluid The first break in the case came in the 2000s, when a group of cosmologists was using Wilsonian thinking to develop an effective field theory for the universe as a whole. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

The same thinking goes with pitchers who aren’t on the 40-man roster, including Jace Beck and Karson Milbrandt, though Beck would be in play for a promotion if the Marlins need a hard-throwing pitcher due to injury. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Verb

Imagine going to a meeting and not thinking about your appearance. — Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

Robbie Ray was already thinking about his next start after exiting Friday’s Padres debut after five innings of four-run ball. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026