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

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

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