THINKS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

thinks

verb

present tense third-person singular of think

as in believes

to have as an opinion I think we should wait for someone to come help us out

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Recent Examples of thinks And Pochettino, who was sacked by Tottenham in November 2019 without winning anything, thinks that his work should be viewed differently in that context. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Ancient critics could never quite agree on the direction of causality between Euripides’ formal excesses and the political decay of Athens around him — and Lichtenberg thinks that same ambiguity now surrounds AI. — Aris Alexander, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Maxwell thinks Prince Avenue is the stronger team, a belief not shared by the other six pollsters in the AJC Composite Rankings. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Goldstein thinks even Kanal’s staunchest critics will change their tune come November. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Long Cheng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences also thinks raw data is no panacea. — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026 In the trailer, there's the mom who thinks her son will play in Major League Baseball. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Tom Anderson has owned a neighborhood pub and wine shop at the edge of Eagle Rock for seven years and thinks that offloading commuter traffic could be helpful to the area in the long run. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal, president of Fischer Travel and a member of Four Seasons’ advisory board, thinks Airelles could be one of the biggest winners this season. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinks

Verb

Roach believes the perfect lead hook comes down to the timing.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
With a growing portion of the population born after the attacks, Spade believes preserving the individual stories has become more urgent.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of believes

Verb

See the Republican Party, which considers Islamophobia as one of its main characteristics.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
The grievances extend to what Algeria cites as Emirati support for Khalifa Haftar in Libya (where Algeria backs the government in Tripoli) and Emirati involvement in the Sahel, both regions Algiers considers its own sphere.

— Tareq Alotaiba, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of considers

Verb

Through the eyes of a new generation searching for its place, Burgundy opens the doors to a world rarely seen from within, and then imagines its way further inside.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026
The film imagines a colorful, family-friendly realm concealed just under the surface of video games themselves, populated by a covert guild of guardians tasked with keeping each title operating and preserving every player’s journey.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of imagines

Verb

And while the Lanterns are sort of wrong about the latter (more on that to follow), the jump to the former conclusion feels a tad out of the blue.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
So pegging the Saints’ second-year quarterback as one of the top three passers in the NFC feels pretty bold.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of feels

Verb

Numerous checkpoints must be passed before the club deems a player is fully healthy and ready to participate in MLB games.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Her bill, Senate Bill 344, deems Midway Rising in full compliance with the state’s landmark California Environmental Quality Act, known was CEQA.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026