Synonyms & related words for meditation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of meditation — including contemplation, lucubration, musing, prayer, rumination, 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 meditation

Explore words related to meditation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include meditational, meditator, meditating, meditativeness, meditative, zazen, dhyana, meditated. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for meditation

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

Where does meditation come from?

The word meditation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root medit-, from Latin meditor (“ponder”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.