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 Lucie Neouze Lucie Neouze thinks of getting dressed as building a city on the body, treating garments as architecture in motion. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 But Deutsche’s Kraft thinks investors are missing the bigger picture. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Film Independent’s Devis thinks the enthusiastic response is part of a cultural shift. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 Washington, for example, thinks that occasional attacks will ensure that Tehran can never fully regenerate its military or develop nuclear weapons. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026 And Pedro Pina, vp, YouTube, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), thinks that they will be followed by more successful moves from the online into the cinema world. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 When Jost — who was co-hosting a one-night-only comedy show on the ferry with Davidson in collaboration with Snapple — was asked what Johansson, 41, thinks about the ongoing project, Jost joked that her involvement has its limits. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 The company thinks its fully reusable Starship megarocket will be humming along by then, taking care of all its spaceflight needs. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Another notices a client’s life changing earlier and shows up before the client thinks to reach out. — Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinks

Verb

That should worry anyone who believes that enforcement ought to focus on actual threats to public safety.

— Don Bacon, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
The organization believes some of these conversations and disagreements among board members are drawing time and attention away from students, many of whom are Hispanic and come from Spanish-speaking backgrounds.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of believes

Verb

When Bender considers moving to a rival network, Wever fleshes out the tough carapace of a woman who, even under the thorniest of circumstances, never stops calculating her next move.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Warsaw now wants the European Union to allow similar suspensions during migration emergencies, as the bloc considers a framework that could loosen standard asylum procedures.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of considers

Verb

This began to seem unnecessary, because one either feels and believes that torture is wrong, or else one is damaged.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
They’re rooted in a time and place that feels all too real, and this allows the monsters to parade their primitive might in a way that means something.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of feels

Verb

The lawsuit demands a trial by jury and deems the decorum policy overly broad and vague.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
The idea is apparently that 101 women will dress up like princesses and vie to be Mark’s girlfriend; once the situation becomes predictably awkward, Mark seemingly deems the night a bust and kicks everyone out.

— Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026