Synonyms for rumination
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Noun
1. Musing — deep thought or consideration
musing, reflection, contemplation, meditation, thought, pondering, deliberation, reflexion, consideration, thoughtfulness, cogitation
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Definitions
- n. 1
Deep thought or consideration.
Related words
- Word family
- rumen ruminant ruminate ruminator
- Phrases
- rumination syndrome
Forms
- Plural
- ruminations → musings, reflections, contemplations, meditations…
Example sentences
- reflection Theater is humanity's active reflection on itself.
- meditation Mari calls her library room her "meditation room."
- contemplation A trivial problem doesn't require long contemplation.
- chewing Mary offered Tom a chewing gum, which he accepted.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rumination | rising | |
| reflection | rising | |
| meditation | rising | |
| contemplation | steady | |
| musing | rising | |
| chewing | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- musing2
- 7 letters
- thought1, chewing2
- 9 letters
- pondering3, reflexion
- 10 letters
- reflection3, meditation4, cogitation4
- 12 letters
- deliberation5
- 13 letters
- consideration5, contemplation4
- 14 letters
- thoughtfulness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (musing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rumination