Synonyms for cogitation
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Noun
1. Reflection — the process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation
thought, study, reflection, meditation, deliberation, thinking, consideration, contemplation, rumination, lucubration, speculation, pondering
Definitions
- n. 1
The process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation.
Related words
- Word family
- cogitable cogitate cogitative
Forms
- Plural
- cogitations → thoughts, studies, reflections, meditations…
Example sentences
- consideration You should have taken all that into consideration.
- reflection Theater is humanity's active reflection on itself.
- meditation Mari calls her library room her "meditation room."
- deliberation He performed his duty with deliberation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cogitation | steady | |
| consideration | falling | |
| reflection | rising | |
| meditation | rising | |
| deliberation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- study2
- 7 letters
- thought1
- 8 letters
- thinking2
- 9 letters
- pondering3
- 10 letters
- reflection3, meditation4, rumination4
- 11 letters
- speculation4, lucubration
- 12 letters
- deliberation5
- 13 letters
- consideration5, contemplation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (study2 = 2 syllables).