Thought

//θɔt//

Synonyms for "thought" (341 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Strong matches (102)

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Noun(5 words)

contemplation deliberation idea ideolatry intellection

Related words (170)

light lightning lights little look meditating meditation meditative memories memory memory-trace mental mental image mental impression mentation mention mercury mind mindfulness monition

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museful musing mystique noetic note notice notion obligingness observance observation parley parthian shot pensive perception personal judgment phrase plan planning point point of view pondering popular belief position posture prehensive presumption prevailing belief probability pronouncement proposal prospect public belief public opinion question quicksilver ratiocination rationality reaction reason reasoning recept recommendation reflecting reflection reflective regard regardfulness reliance remark remembrances remonstrance representation reputed respect reverie rocket ruminant ruminating rumination ruminative sauce say saying scared rabbit scheme scintilla seasoning secret thoughts sentence sentiment serious shade shadow shot sight sip smack small amount smattering smell sober solicitousness solicitude soupcon spark speculation speculative spice spirit sprinkling stance statement streak streak of lightning stream of consciousness striped snake subjoinder suggestion sup supposition suspicion swallow sympathy tact tactfulness taint taste tempering tenderness theory thoughtful thoughtfulness thoughts thunderbolt tinct tincture tinge tint toleration torrent touch trace train of thought trifle unastonishment utterance vestige view vision warning way of thinking whim whimsy wind wistful word

Noun(14 words)

meditation mentation mulling musing opinion persuasion pondering reconsideration reflection rethinking rumination sentiment thought process view

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

10 relation types

More general

5 entries

belief cognitive content content higher cognitive process mental object

Synonyms

3 entries

idea opinion thinking

capable of

7 entries

answer questions create form idea produce anger produce depression produce guilt touch mind

coordinate

5 entries

;cogitation cognition emotion feeling

defined as

1 entries

act power or process of thinking

derived

97 entries

MTE aforethought afterthought bethought chain of thought collect one's thoughts counterthought food for thought forethought free thought freedom of thought gather one's thoughts give thought habit of thought have another thought coming hindthought

Showing 16 of 97 words.

form of

1 entries

think

is a

2 entries

belief not necesarily said aloud

part of

1 entries

human experience

related to

31 entries

activity arise brain brain activity brain idea cognitive cognitive process form group idea ideas in brain in mind manipulated mental mental idea

Showing 16 of 31 words.

Translations

310 translations across 143 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

gedink noun (representation created in the mind)

Albanian

1 entries

mendim noun (representation created in the mind)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

νόημα noun (representation created in the mind)
φροντίς noun (representation created in the mind)

Arabic

4 entries

تَفَكُّر noun (representation created in the mind)
تَفَكُّر noun (process)
تَفْكِير noun (process)
فِكْر noun (representation created in the mind)

Armenian

4 entries

գաղափար noun (representation created in the mind)
միտք noun (representation created in the mind)
մտածմունք noun (process)
մտորում noun (process)

Asturian

2 entries

pensamientu noun (representation created in the mind)
pensamientu noun (process)

Avar

1 entries

пикру noun (representation created in the mind)

Aymara

1 entries

amuyu noun (representation created in the mind)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

düşüncə noun (representation created in the mind)
düşünüş noun (process)
fikir noun (representation created in the mind)
fikir noun (process)

Basque

3 entries

gogo noun (representation created in the mind)
pentsaera noun (way of thinking)
pentsamendu noun (representation created in the mind)

Belarusian

2 entries

ду́мка noun (representation created in the mind)
мысль noun (representation created in the mind)

Bengali

1 entries

চিন্তা noun (representation created in the mind)

Breton

2 entries

menoz noun (representation created in the mind)
soňj noun (representation created in the mind)

Bulgarian

4 entries

иде́я noun (representation created in the mind)
ми́слене noun (process)
ми́съл noun (representation created in the mind)
ра́змисъл noun (process)

Burmese

2 entries

စိတ် noun (representation created in the mind)
အကြံ noun (representation created in the mind)

Catalan

3 entries

mentalitat noun (way of thinking)
pensament noun (representation created in the mind)
pensament noun (process)

Chechen

1 entries

ойла noun (representation created in the mind)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᏁᎵᏍᎥ noun (representation created in the mind)

Chichewa

1 entries

ganizo noun (representation created in the mind)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

思想 noun (representation created in the mind)
思想 noun (way of thinking)
思想體系 /思想体系 noun (way of thinking)
思維 /思维 noun (representation created in the mind)

Chukchi

1 entries

чимгъун noun (representation created in the mind)

Church Slavic

2 entries

дума noun (representation created in the mind)
мꙑсль noun (representation created in the mind)

Corsican

1 entries

pensere noun (representation created in the mind)

Czech

2 entries

myšlenka noun (representation created in the mind)
myšlení noun (process)

Dalmatian

1 entries

pinsamiant noun (representation created in the mind)

Danish

2 entries

tanke noun (representation created in the mind)
tankevirksomhed noun (process)

Dutch

2 entries

gedachte noun (representation created in the mind)
idee noun (representation created in the mind)

Esperanto

3 entries

pensado noun (process)
penseco noun (process)
penso noun (representation created in the mind)

Estonian

1 entries

mõte noun (representation created in the mind)

Ewe

3 entries

susu noun (representation created in the mind)
susu noun (process)
tamebubu noun (process)

Finnish

4 entries

ajattelu noun (process)
ajattelu noun (way of thinking)
ajatus noun (representation created in the mind)
ajatustapa noun (way of thinking)

French

3 entries

idée noun (representation created in the mind)
pensée noun (representation created in the mind)
pensée noun (process)

Friulian

1 entries

pinsîr noun (representation created in the mind)

Galician

2 entries

pensamento noun (representation created in the mind)
pensamento noun (process)

Georgian

4 entries

აზრი noun (representation created in the mind)
აზროვნება noun (process)
აზროვნება noun (way of thinking)
ფიქრი noun (process)

German

2 entries

Gedanke noun (representation created in the mind)
Nachdenken noun (process)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍃 noun (representation created in the mind)

Greek

2 entries

σκέψη noun (representation created in the mind)
σκέψη noun (process)

Gujarati

1 entries

વિચાર noun (representation created in the mind)

Hanunoo

1 entries

alaala noun (representation created in the mind)

Hausa

1 entries

tunani noun (representation created in the mind)

Hawaiian

1 entries

manaʻo noun (representation created in the mind)

Hebrew

3 entries

הָגִיג noun (representation created in the mind)
מַחְשָׁבָה noun (representation created in the mind)
מחשבות noun (process)

Higaonon

1 entries

hunahuna noun (representation created in the mind)

Hindi

4 entries

चिंतन noun (representation created in the mind)
मनन noun (representation created in the mind)
विचार noun (representation created in the mind)
विचार noun (process)

Hungarian

4 entries

gondolat noun (representation created in the mind)
gondolatmenet noun (way of thinking)
gondolkodás noun (process)
gondolkodásmód noun (way of thinking)

Icelandic

3 entries

hugmynd noun (representation created in the mind)
hugsun noun (representation created in the mind)
hugsun noun (process)

Ido

1 entries

penso noun (representation created in the mind)

Igbo

1 entries

echiche noun (representation created in the mind)

Indonesian

3 entries

fikir noun (representation created in the mind)
pikir noun (representation created in the mind)
pikiran noun (representation created in the mind)

Ingrian

1 entries

meeli noun (representation created in the mind)

Ingush

1 entries

ийла noun (representation created in the mind)

Interlingua

1 entries

pensata noun (representation created in the mind)

Iranian Persian

4 entries

اَنْدیشِه noun (process)
ایدِه noun (representation created in the mind)
تَفَکُّر noun (process)
فِکْر noun (representation created in the mind)

Irish

1 entries

smaoineamh noun (representation created in the mind)

Italian

4 entries

idea noun (representation created in the mind)
pensata noun (representation created in the mind)
pensiero noun (representation created in the mind)
pensiero noun (process)

Japanese

4 entries

思索 noun (representation created in the mind)
思索 noun (process)
思考 noun (representation created in the mind)
思考 noun (process)

Javanese

1 entries

panginten noun (representation created in the mind)

Kannada

1 entries

ವಿಚಾರ noun (representation created in the mind)

Karaim

1 entries

сагъыш noun (representation created in the mind)

Karao

1 entries

nemnem noun (representation created in the mind)

Kazakh

2 entries

ой noun (representation created in the mind)
пікір noun (representation created in the mind)

Khmer

1 entries

គំនិត noun (representation created in the mind)

Korean

4 entries

고려 noun (representation created in the mind)
고려 noun (process)
사고 noun (representation created in the mind)
사고 noun (process)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

ой noun (representation created in the mind)
пикир noun (representation created in the mind)

Lao

1 entries

ຄວາມຄຶດ noun (representation created in the mind)

Latgalian

3 entries

dūms noun (representation created in the mind)
guods noun (representation created in the mind)
īguoda noun (representation created in the mind)

Latin

4 entries

cogitatio noun (process)
cōgitātiō noun (representation created in the mind)
idea noun (representation created in the mind)
putatio noun (process)

Latvian

2 entries

doma noun (representation created in the mind)
domāšana noun (process)

Lezgi

1 entries

фикир noun (representation created in the mind)

Lithuanian

2 entries

mintis noun (representation created in the mind)
mąstymas noun (process)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

mysl noun (representation created in the mind)

Luxembourgish

3 entries

Gedanken noun (representation created in the mind)
Iddi noun (representation created in the mind)
Virstellung noun (representation created in the mind)

Macedonian

3 entries

мисла noun (representation created in the mind)
мисла noun (process)
мислење noun (process)

Malay

2 entries

fikiran noun (representation created in the mind)
pemikiran noun (process)

Malayalam

3 entries

ആലോചന noun (process)
ചിന്ത noun (representation created in the mind)
ചിന്ത noun (process)

Maltese

1 entries

ħsieb noun (representation created in the mind)

Manx

1 entries

smooinaght noun (representation created in the mind)

Marathi

2 entries

विचार noun (representation created in the mind)
विचार noun (process)

Meru

1 entries

mathuganio noun (process)

Mirandese

2 entries

pensamiento noun (representation created in the mind)
pensamiento noun (process)

Mongolian

2 entries

бодол noun (representation created in the mind)
санаа noun (representation created in the mind)

Māori

1 entries

huatau noun (representation created in the mind)

Nepali

1 entries

सोचविचार noun (representation created in the mind)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

fikir noun (representation created in the mind)
hizir noun (representation created in the mind)

Northern Sami

1 entries

jurdda noun (representation created in the mind)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

tanke noun (representation created in the mind)
tanke noun (process)
tankegang noun (way of thinking)
tenkning noun (representation created in the mind)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries

tanke noun (representation created in the mind)
tanke noun (process)
tenking noun (representation created in the mind)
tenking noun (process)

Occitan

1 entries

pensament noun (representation created in the mind)

Odia

2 entries

ଚିନ୍ତା noun (representation created in the mind)
ବିଚାର noun (representation created in the mind)

Old East Slavic

2 entries

дума noun (representation created in the mind)
мꙑсль noun (representation created in the mind)

Old English

2 entries

ġeþōht noun (representation created in the mind)
ġeþōht noun (process)

Old Saxon

1 entries

githaht noun (representation created in the mind)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries

думка noun (representation created in the mind)

Pashto

1 entries

فکر noun (representation created in the mind)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Bedenkjen (nds) noun (process)

Polabian

1 entries

kľaud noun (representation created in the mind)

Polish

3 entries

myśl noun (representation created in the mind)
myśl noun (process)
pomysł noun (process)

Portuguese

3 entries

ideia noun (representation created in the mind)
pensamento noun (representation created in the mind)
pensamento noun (process)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਸੋਚਿਆ noun (representation created in the mind)

Romanian

4 entries

cuget noun (representation created in the mind)
cugetare noun (process)
gând noun (representation created in the mind)
gândire noun (process)

Russian

4 entries

ду́ма noun (representation created in the mind)
иде́я noun (representation created in the mind)
мысль noun (representation created in the mind)
мысль noun (process)

Scots

2 entries

idea noun (representation created in the mind)
thocht noun (representation created in the mind)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

beachd noun (representation created in the mind)
dùil noun (representation created in the mind)
smaoin noun (representation created in the mind)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

mȋsao noun (representation created in the mind)
ми̑сао noun (representation created in the mind)

Sicilian

4 entries

idea noun (representation created in the mind)
pinzata noun (representation created in the mind)
pinzeri noun (process)
raggiunamentu noun (representation created in the mind)

Sinhalese

1 entries

කල්පනා noun (representation created in the mind)

Slovak

1 entries

myšlienka noun (representation created in the mind)

Slovene

1 entries

mȋsəł noun (representation created in the mind)

Somali

1 entries

fikrad noun (representation created in the mind)

Southern Altai

1 entries

сагыш noun (representation created in the mind)

Spanish

3 entries

pensamiento noun (representation created in the mind)
pensamiento noun (process)
pienso noun (representation created in the mind)

Swahili

4 entries

dhana noun (representation created in the mind)
dhana noun (process)
fikira noun (process)
gezo noun (representation created in the mind)

Swedish

3 entries

fundering noun (process)
tanke noun (representation created in the mind)
tanke noun (process)

Tabasaran

1 entries

фикир noun (representation created in the mind)

Tagalog

1 entries

pag-iisip noun (representation created in the mind)

Tajik

3 entries

тафаккур noun (process)
фикр noun (representation created in the mind)
фикр noun (process)

Talysh

1 entries

fik noun (representation created in the mind)

Tamil

4 entries

எண்ணம் noun (representation created in the mind)
எண்ணம் noun (process)
எண்ணம் noun (way of thinking)
நினைப்பு noun (representation created in the mind)

Tat

1 entries

fikir noun (representation created in the mind)

Telugu

2 entries

ఆలోచన noun (representation created in the mind)
తలపు noun (representation created in the mind)

Tetum

1 entries

hanoin noun (representation created in the mind)

Thai

1 entries

ความคิด noun (representation created in the mind)

Tibetan

1 entries

བསམས noun (representation created in the mind)

Tocharian A

2 entries

mem noun (representation created in the mind)
mem noun (process)

Tocharian B

3 entries

maim noun (representation created in the mind)
maim noun (process)
palskalñe noun (representation created in the mind)

Tok Pisin

1 entries

tingting noun (representation created in the mind)

Turkish

4 entries

düşünce noun (representation created in the mind)
düşünme noun (process)
düşünüş noun (process)
fikir noun (representation created in the mind)

Turkmen

2 entries

oý noun (representation created in the mind)
pikir noun (representation created in the mind)

Ukrainian

3 entries

ду́мка noun (representation created in the mind)
ми́сля noun (representation created in the mind)
мисль noun (representation created in the mind)

Urdu

3 entries

اَنْدیشَہ noun (process)
فِکْر noun (representation created in the mind)
وِچار noun (representation created in the mind)

Uyghur

2 entries

ئوي noun (representation created in the mind)
پىكىر noun (representation created in the mind)

Uzbek

3 entries

fikr noun (representation created in the mind)
oʻy noun (representation created in the mind)
xayol noun (representation created in the mind)

Vietnamese

1 entries

tư duy noun (representation created in the mind)

Volapük

2 entries

tikod noun (representation created in the mind)
tikodem noun (representation created in the mind)

Welsh

1 entries

meddwl noun (representation created in the mind)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

1 entries

hena'hena' noun (representation created in the mind)

Yaghnobi

1 entries

фикр noun (representation created in the mind)

Yiddish

1 entries

געדאַנק noun (representation created in the mind)

Yoruba

1 entries

ero noun (representation created in the mind)

Zazaki

1 entries

fikr (diq) noun (representation created in the mind)

Zulu

1 entries

umcabango noun (representation created in the mind)

ǃXóõ

1 entries

ǂʻán noun (process)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.

Source: tatoeba (1318)

I thought you liked to learn new things.

Source: tatoeba (1363)

I wouldn't have thought I would someday look up "Viagra" in Wikipedia.

Source: tatoeba (1419)

Their communication may be much more complex than we thought.

Source: tatoeba (1515)

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Thought

Synonyms for "thought" (341 found)

Closest matches (69)

Strong matches (102)

Related words (170)

Related word relations

More general

Synonyms

capable of

coordinate

defined as

derived

form of

is a

part of

related to

Translations

Afrikaans

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Asturian

Avar

Aymara

Azerbaijani

Basque

Belarusian

Bengali

Breton

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Chechen

Cherokee

Chichewa

Chinese Mandarin

Chukchi

Church Slavic

Corsican

Czech

Dalmatian

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Ewe

Finnish

French

Friulian

Galician

Georgian

German

Gothic

Greek

Gujarati

Hanunoo

Hausa

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Higaonon

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Ido

Igbo

Indonesian

Ingrian

Ingush

Interlingua

Iranian Persian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kannada

Karaim

Karao

Kazakh

Khmer