thinking

adjrational

adjthoughtful
adjpertaining to thought
nounthought

Synonyms for thinking

adj rational

Antonyms for thinking

Word Origin & History

Old English þencan "conceive in the mind, think, consider, intend" (past tense þohte, p.p. geþoht), probably originally "cause to appear to oneself," from Proto-Germanic *thankjan (cf. Old Frisian thinka, Old Saxon thenkian, Old High German denchen, German denken, Old Norse þekkja, Gothic þagkjan); Old English þencan is the causative form of the distinct Old English verb þyncan "to seem or appear" (past tense þuhte, past participle geþuht), from Proto-Germanic *thunkjan (cf. German dünken, däuchte). Both are from PIE *tong- "to think, feel" which also is the root of thought and thank. The two meanings converged in Middle English and þyncan "to seem" was absorbed, except for archaic methinks "it seems to me." Jocular past participle thunk (not historical, but by analogy of drink, sink, etc.) is recorded from 1876.

Example Sentences for thinking

It seemed, however, that he had merely been thinking intently.

Some of your money is hidden away in the cellar, I'm thinking.

Or perhaps it's a brutal revenge on me,—after thinking I'd only marry for money.

She was silent and motionless for another five minutes, thinking intently.

I have been thinking about that day, wondering what I could do to help you.

Thinking of this, he produced it from the holster with a flick of his fingers.

I am not thinking of myself in this matter, I am thinking of you.

They were thinking: "That greedy little girl has gone on and on eating."

Thinking back, he felt that it was all absurd and dreamlike.

He smiled as if he was thinking of something that amused him.

thinking

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attention

belief

beliefs

cerebration

cogitative

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attention

belief

beliefs

cerebration

cogitative

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abstraction