Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "thinking" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

unthinking

Capable Of

leads to formation of opinions make tired

Causes

acting always learning new things best way coming up with idea conflict with authority create ideas creative decisions depression fatigue figure out fresh idea get headache having idea hurting brain idea ideas knowledge make decision mind growth money never fully predictable new idea occurs new perspectives new thought plan conceived see pattern solution to problem solving problem tension thought use brain wonder

Causes Desire

write program

Derived Terms

convergent thinking divergent thinking group-thinking smart thinking thinking cap thinking man's thinking person's thinking woman's way of thinking

Derived From

think

Inflected/Variant Forms

think

Prerequisites

brain brain cells brains functioning brain functioning mind knowledge memory quiet environment thinker use brain

Subevents

act subconsciously brain storm coming up with idea concentrate epiphany erections forming idea get idea go off on tangent have idea headache imagine possible senarios moving eyes rub chin tapping fingers twiddle thumbs using brain write things down

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

higher cognitive process

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

critical thinking lean thinking wishful thinking

Type Of (IsA)

higher cognitive process intentional mental event mind does

Part Of

being human reading

Related Terms

big-sky thinking blue-sky thinking design thinking entrained thinking forward-thinking free-thinking good thinking hard of thinking lateral thinking magical thinking negativity thinking new political thinking new thinking not bear thinking about positive thinking right-thinking self-thinking thinking distance thinking machine thinking man's crumpet thinking-cap to one's way of thinking train of thinking tree thinking what was someone thinking

Related Terms

think thought

Similar Terms

rational

Synonym Network

intelligent

Used For

adapting ai analysing situations animals articulating avoiding action avoiding decisions being being sentient coming to conclusion coming to conclusions coming up with new ideas compacting sense inputs connecting dots connecting ideas considering options controlling actions creativity dealing with reality deciding deciding things deducing deducing things deliberating developing ideas developing solution discovering things discovering truth dogs doing puzzles entertainment everyone figuring things out finding answer finding meaning finding solutions forming new ideas fun getting ideas getting picture geussing imaginging learning learning lessons making good move making plans obtaining answers organizing people pondering praying predicting problem solving processing data processing information projects putting things in perspective putting two and two together puzzling out reaching conclusions reaching goals reaching logical conclusions reason reasoning reducing dissonance remembering past resolving responding to change responding to events robots seeing future seeking alternatives sentient beings animals people setting goals solve problems solving solving problem solving problems solving things sorting survival synchronizing synthesizing understanding understanding problem wondering

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