Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "thought" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

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

Coordinate Terms

; cogitation cognition emotion feeling

Defined As

act power or process of thinking

Derived Terms

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 hold that thought intrusive thought it's the thought that counts line of thought lost in thought merrythought metathought midthought misthought mode of thought mood-thought nether thought netherthought nonthought on second thought on second thoughts overthought park that thought passthought penny for your thoughts perish the thought quick as thought school of thought second thought shower thought spare a thought for there's a thought thought balloon thought blocking thought broadcasting thought bubble thought collective thought control thought criminal thought echo thought experiment thought leader thought path thought pattern thought piece thought police thought process thought reform thought shower thought transference thought wave thought-bearing thought-controlled thought-form thought-leader thought-out thought-provoking thought-terminating cliché thought-world thoughtcast thoughtcasting thoughtcrime thoughted thoughtform thoughtful thoughtless thoughtlet thoughtlike thoughtograph thoughtographer thoughtography thoughtproof thoughts and prayers thoughtscape thoughtsick thoughtsome thoughtway thoughtworthy thoughty thread of thought train of thought twithought underthought unthought unthoughted wishful thought

Inflected/Variant Forms

think

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

belief cognitive content content higher cognitive process mental object

Type Of (IsA)

belief not necesarily said aloud

Part Of

human experience

Related Terms

activity arise brain brain activity brain idea cognitive cognitive process form group idea ideas in brain in mind manipulated mental mental idea mind mind idea mind process nation perceived process region sense think thinking thoughtful unthinkable way what what think

Synonym Network

idea opinion thinking

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