Synonyms & related words for contemplation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of contemplation — including musing, rumination, reflection, meditation, lucubration, pondering. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to contemplation

Explore words related to contemplation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include contemplative, meditativeness, meditative, cogitation, meditational, meditate, contemplatively, meditator. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for contemplation

Common synonyms for contemplation include musing, rumination, reflection, meditation, lucubration, pondering, deliberation, stillness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does contemplation come from?

The word contemplation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root templ-, from Latin templum (“sacred observed space”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.