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 Knowing someone's baseline characteristics is not the same as knowing what that person thinks about this decision today. — Leslie John, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 What to read next For Mars, the team thinks that this balance was reversed, with roughly three-quarters of its mass appearing to come from planetesimals, and the remaining quarter from pebble accretion. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026 But the offputting parts of the movie, Iñárritu thinks, just reflect contemporary society. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Regarding the impact of Craven’s words, particularly on the issue of responsibility, one wonders what the journalist—or the editor—thinks are the consequences of the position, taken to a logical conclusion. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 Plummer is now on the ballot for the Ohio state Senate and thinks Trump is what keeps the GOP’s coalition of businesses and working-class families together. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 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 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

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With her appointment of a special prosecutor, Hochul believes Van Houten is not up to the task.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
Jones said the team believes its drilling results raise questions about some previous explanations of the site as a natural rock formation.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of believes

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Eric Virey, principal displays analyst at Yole Intelligence, considers FALD a hardware feature first and foremost.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
That has left the kingdom searching for friends beyond Washington, for allies ready to put rockets where the rhetoric is and assist in a fight Saudi Arabia considers existential.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of considers

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Swift appears as a spectral figure trying to warn Johnson that, based on her own experience, her rich husband has more sinister intentions than his current bride imagines.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Our work re-imagines these ancient tombs as theatrical spaces, built to perpetuate a form of metaphysical human experience.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of imagines

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At the Irish Rep, director Ciarán O’Reilly has brought O’Neill’s expressionist howl back for a swift, sturdy, smaller-scale revival that now feels unnervingly on-the-pulse.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
For the residents of Shelekhov, however, the official narrative of a routine pneumonia death feels completely disconnected from the sudden quarantine of 200 people.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of feels

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Investing in a key city corridor With Monday’s approval, the project now has the city’s largest TIF district south of Interstate 435, investing in what the city deems as a key corridor for the future, Skoog said.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
The draft agreement would require CMS to repay the city for any expenses the city deems ineligible.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

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