| thought | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. idea, thought | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ inspiration | arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity. |
| ~ cogitation | a carefully considered thought about something.; "his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook" |
| ~ concept, conception, construct | an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances. |
| ~ preoccupation | an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention. |
| ~ misconception | an incorrect conception. |
| ~ plan, program, programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" |
| ~ figment | a contrived or fantastic idea.; "a figment of the imagination" |
| ~ generalisation, generality, generalization | an idea or conclusion having general application.; "he spoke in broad generalities" |
| ~ suggestion | an idea that is suggested.; "the picnic was her suggestion" |
| ~ impression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed.; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" |
| ~ reaction | an idea evoked by some experience.; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do" |
| ~ theorem | an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth. |
| ~ whimsey, whimsy, whim, notion | an odd or fanciful or capricious idea.; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" |
| ~ meaning, substance | the idea that is intended.; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" |
| ~ burden | the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse. |
| ~ theme, motif | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work.; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" |
| ~ ideal | the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain. |
| ~ idealisation, idealization | something that exists only as an idea. |
| ~ keynote | a fundamental or central idea. |
| ~ kink | an eccentric idea. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully.; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" |
| ~ higher cognitive process | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use. |
| ~ free association | a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence. |
| ~ mental synthesis, construction | the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought. |
| ~ abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning | thinking that is coherent and logical. |
| ~ line of thought | a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group. |
| ~ train of thought, thread | the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together.; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument" |
| ~ mysticism | obscure or irrational thought. |
| ~ ideation | the process of forming and relating ideas. |
| ~ consideration | the process of giving careful thought to something. |
| ~ excogitation | thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it. |
| ~ explanation | thought that makes something comprehensible. |
| ~ planning, preparation, provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening.; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" |
| ~ problem solving | the thought processes involved in solving a problem. |
| ~ convergent thinking | thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution). |
| ~ divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking | thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. thought | the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual.; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought" |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| ~ mainstream | the prevailing current of thought.; "his thinking was in the American mainstream" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" |
| ~ idea | a personal view.; "he has an idea that we don't like him" |
| ~ judgment, judgement, mind | an opinion formed by judging something.; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| ~ eyes | opinion or judgment.; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes" |
| ~ parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession | an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence.; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" |
| ~ pole | one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions.; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" |
| ~ political sympathies, politics | the opinion you hold with respect to political questions. |
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