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

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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?

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Recent Examples of thoughts Gripped by anxiety, her body grew hot and her thoughts grew dark. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Here’s a look at the most intriguing quarterback in each of our seven tiers with some thoughts from those in the industry. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Errant thoughts will still arise (the laundry, the email, the certainty that your opening scene is a disaster) but in a mindful state, those thoughts are observable. — April Dávila, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 In the meantime, be sure to read our hands on thoughts about the Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026 Fans shared their thoughts in reactions to the social media posts with photos of the renderings, and here are five things that popped up frequently. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 If one person tells you the sky is blue, and another tells you the sky is green, your job is not to state both of their thoughts in an article. — Rey Ramsey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts? — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026 That video does not reflect my own true character, my own true thoughts. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughts
  1. considerations
  2. ideas
  3. deliberations
  4. notions
  5. pictures
  6. concepts
  7. impressions
  8. conceptions
Noun
  • The team traded for right-hander Aaron Civale and cash considerations from the Athletics for minor-league right-hander Aiden Moffett.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • Their legitimacy, instead, comes from commercial and environmental considerations.
    — Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of considerations
Noun
  • Nolan doesn’t exactly share his hero’s reticence; one of his signature tactics as a writer is to place blocky, boldface ideas in furious opposition.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • For all their forward charge, his films center narratives that turn around ideas or past incidents kept at least partially hidden until the very end.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • The Chinese optical transceivers firm has started to gauge interest from investors, and details such as size and timing may change while deliberations are ongoing, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Homer depicts a strange and troubling world, in which human existence is continuously subject to the deliberations and whims of deities who have motives of their own.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
Definition of deliberations
Noun
  • Crump and Wells’ parents have rejected notions from law enforcement that the teenager drowned, launching their own investigation into his death, including the autopsy.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 July 2026
  • Set any preconceived notions aside and don’t jump in until your child is finished speaking.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 21 July 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • At the same time, fascinated engineers around the world were examining the same pictures and videos as everyone else.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • Apparently, at the airport, all the flight attendants were trying to take pictures with her.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • His challenge will be to understand NFL concepts and defend shifty technicians.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The latest flight also supports technologies under the CFM International RISE program, which explores advanced propulsion concepts such as Open Fan engines and hybrid-electric systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Definition of concepts
Noun
  • Most recently, Playboy celebrated the release of the Playboy summer issue with Cara Delevingne on the cover, driving 5 billion media impressions and nearly 30 million impressions on social media.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • In many ways, signage is a company's first handshake with the customer—and in business, first impressions still matter.
    — Salman Altaf, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of impressions
Noun
  • Are such dichotomous conceptions of the novel mutually exclusive?
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026
Definition of conceptions

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