thought

noun

(countable) A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.

(uncountable) The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.

(countable) A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).

(uncountable) The careful consideration of multiple factors; deliberation.

A very small amount, distance, etc.; a whit or jot.

(uncountable, now dialectal) Anxiety, distress.

Synonyms for thought

thinkingn idean mentationn cerebrationn intellectionn notionn opinionn cogitativeadj mindn ponderingadj cogitationn contemplatingv

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