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 JPMorgan's trading desk thinks that Warsh will have to toe a fine line for the stock market to rise. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Yet one of China’s leading robot startup founders thinks there are still a few years before robots truly break into the public consciousness. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 But Missy Cummings, the director of George Mason University’s robotics and automation center, thinks the test is likely a strategy to warm locals and lawmakers up to the fully driverless design. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026 Ryan, who made his second start Sunday since coming off the IL, thinks his absence played a big role in the Twins’ demise. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Still, Bloom thinks a full Pirates family reunion is possible. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026 Everyone in town thinks the aunts are weird as hell, but who cares? — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 11 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinks

Verb

Anyone who believes they were victimized by Lynch or has information relevant to the investigation is asked to contact Prince George’s County detectives.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Episode 4 begins with Stuart confined to a mental health facility, where he’s heavily medicated and quietly judged by a psychiatrist who believes his visions of alternate universes are all in his head.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of believes

Verb

Eileen Jones considers the Southern Gothic in cinema and literature.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Exploring the dialogue between Italy’s artisanal heritage and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, the event considers how the handmade endures in an era of rapid innovation.

— Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of considers

Verb

Zvyagintsev’s story, like Chabrol’s, imagines the tragic fallout of a husband discovering his wife’s infidelity.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
At the end, a segment imagines Rosso in 2255, with humanity living on a distant world ruled by AI.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 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

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
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