The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking.
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Thought-provoking
//ˈθɔːtpɹəvəʊkɪŋ//
Synonyms for "thought-provoking" (20 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (10)
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19 translations across 10 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 發人深省的 /发人深省的 adj (thought-provoking)
Danish
1 entries- tankevækkende adj (thought-provoking)
Dutch
1 entries- denkwekkend adj (thought-provoking)
Esperanto
1 entries- pensiga adj (thought-provoking)
Hungarian
1 entries- gondolatébresztő adj (thought-provoking)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- tankevekkende adj (thought-provoking)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- tankevekkande adj (thought-provoking)
- tankevekkjande adj (thought-provoking)
Spanish
4 entries- dar en qué pensar adj (thought-provoking)
- dar que pensar adj (thought-provoking)
- estimulante adj (thought-provoking)
- hacer pensar adj (thought-provoking)
Swedish
1 entries- tankeväckande adj (thought-provoking)
Turkish
1 entries- düşündürücü adj (thought-provoking)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
You pose thought-provoking and important questions.
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Do you want to see a movie that's both entertaining and thought-provoking?
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I'm only going to watch movies from 1934 and earlier before bedtime. They're slower paced and more thought-provoking.
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