Synonyms of thoughts

thoughts

noun

plural of thought

1

as in considerations

a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something

I'll give your request some thought and then let you know what my decision is

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considerations
• deliberations
• reflections
• studies
• debates
• accounts
• contemplations
• ruminations
• advisements
• cogitations
• meditations
• introspections
• hesitations
• indecisions
• premeditations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• short shrifts

2

as in ideas

something imagined or pictured in the mind

I just had a thought: what if we both pitched in and bought him one big present instead of two smaller presents for his birthday?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ideas
• notions
• pictures
• concepts
• impressions
• conceptions
• images
• observations
• perceptions
• cogitations
• abstractions
• reflections
• intellections
• prejudices
• assumptions
• hunches
• apprehensions
• beliefs
• theories
• presentiments
• mind's eyes
• premonitions
• preconceptions
• speculations
• delusions
• illusions
• convictions
• whims
• cognitions
• guesses
• hypotheses
• hallucinations
• prepossessions
• conjectures
• vagaries
• caprices
• phantasms
• chimeras
• conceits
• fancies
• inspirations
• surmises
• conclusions
• suppositions
• brainstorms
• brain waves
• kinks
• freaks
• brainchildren

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• actualities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thoughts

Here are some thoughts on today’s game and a major challenge of this rebuild. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

As with past elections, the anchors will serve as the masters of ceremonies, so to speak, calling the races, asking the analysts and correspondents for their thoughts, and throwing to reporters in the field. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026

Zelenskyy provided his own thoughts in a recent interview with The Financial Times. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

Brown, who battles sickle cell, says writing is her way of putting her thoughts out into the world. — Monique John, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Essential California spoke with former Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, a Democrat who served from 2011 to 2019, to get his thoughts on the demands and expectations of the position. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Johnson and Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert both said the victims and their families would be in their thoughts. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

The concert, like the album, feels like a successful case of holding two thoughts at the same time — the irreversibility of death and grief and the major head rush of true love. — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

Quick thoughts from South Florida Sun Sentinel staffers on the Dolphins’ loss to the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium as Miami falls to 1-6. — Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026