reflect
English Thesaurus
1. reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | cerebrate, cogitate, think, |
| definition | : | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | premeditate, |
| definition | : | think or reflect beforehand or in advance (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | theologise, theologize, |
| definition | : | make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | introspect, |
| definition | : | reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | bethink, |
| definition | : | consider or ponder something carefully (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | cogitate, |
| definition | : | consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | question, wonder, |
| definition | : | place in doubt or express doubtful speculation (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | puzzle, |
| definition | : | be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | consider, study, |
| definition | : | give careful consideration to (verb.perception) |
2. give evidence of the quality of (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | mirror, |
| definition | : | reflect or resemble (verb.communication) |
| verb group | : | reflect, |
| definition | : | give evidence of a certain behavior (verb.communication) |
3. give evidence of a certain behavior (verb.communication)
| verb group | : | reflect, |
| definition | : | give evidence of the quality of (verb.communication) |
4. to throw or bend back (from a surface) (verb.perception)
| hyponym | : | reverberate, |
| definition | : | be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | mirror, |
| definition | : | reflect as if in a mirror (verb.weather) |
| verb group | : | reverberate, |
| definition | : | be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves (verb.perception) |
| domain category | : | acoustics, |
| definition | : | the study of the physical properties of sound (noun.cognition) |
5. show an image of (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | show, |
| definition | : | make visible or noticeable (verb.perception) |
| domain category | : | optics, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light (noun.cognition) |
6. manifest or bring back (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | designate, indicate, point, show, |
| definition | : | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively (verb.communication) |
7. be bright by reflecting or casting light (verb.weather)
| hypernym | : | emit, give off, give out, |
| definition | : | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | resplend, |
| definition | : | be resplendent or radiant; to shine brightly (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | glare, |
| definition | : | be sharply reflected (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | opalesce, |
| definition | : | reflect light or colors like an opal (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | luminesce, |
| definition | : | be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence (verb.weather) |
8. reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | meditation, speculation, |
| definition | : | continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | muse, |
| definition | : | the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | devoted to matters of the mind (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | excogitative, |
| definition | : | concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation (adj.all) |
9. to throw or bend back (from a surface) (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | reflector, |
| definition | : | device that reflects radiation (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | reverberant, |
| definition | : | having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected (adj.all) |
10. be bright by reflecting or casting light (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | shiner, |
| definition | : | something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | capable of physically reflecting light or sound (adj.all) |
11. reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | meditation, speculation, |
| definition | : | continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | muse, |
| definition | : | the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | devoted to matters of the mind (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | excogitative, |
| definition | : | concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation (adj.all) |
12. to throw or bend back (from a surface) (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | reflector, |
| definition | : | device that reflects radiation (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | reverberant, |
| definition | : | having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected (adj.all) |
13. be bright by reflecting or casting light (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | shiner, |
| definition | : | something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | capable of physically reflecting light or sound (adj.all) |
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