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THINKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of using your mind to consider something carefully
Example:
she paused for thought
Synonyms:
cerebration; intellection; mentation; thinking; thought; thought process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("thinking" is a kind of...):
higher cognitive process (cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thinking"):
free association (a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence)
construction; mental synthesis (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)
thread; train of thought (the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together)
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)
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)
Derivation:
think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
think (decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Endowed with the capacity to reason
Synonyms:
intelligent; reasoning; thinking
Classified under:
Similar:
rational (consistent with or based on or using reason)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb think
Context examples:
"My dear boys, what are you thinking about?" exclaimed Mrs. Lynn.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
I was just thinking I'd offer to put them back, for they belong to your table rather than mine.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
I'm thinking that Blundell got him at the wrong moment, maybe, or in the wrong fashion.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I assure you I was quite of the squire's way of thinking, and hated the captain deeply.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
A disorder characterized by a conspicuous change in a person's behavior and thinking.
(Personality Change, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Therapy can show you how to recognize and change your thinking patterns before they lead to panic.
(Panic Disorder, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
Because it happens gradually and affects your thinking, you may not realize you need help.
(Hypothermia, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
An unpleasant memory or idea that occurs often in a person’s everyday thoughts and keeps him or her from thinking about other things.
(Interfering thought, NCI Dictionary)
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient wake up at night, dress, and plan to go out thinking that it is morning and time to start the day?
(NPI - Wake Up at Night, Dress, and Plan to Go Out, NCI Thesaurus)
“Good God!” thought Mr. Utterson, “can he, too, have been thinking of the will?”
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
