contemplatively
In deep thought
Contemplatively describes doing something in a thoughtful, reflective manner, as if deeply considering or meditating on a matter.
Someone who gazes contemplatively out a window appears lost in thought, weighing ideas or emotions.
She sipped her coffee contemplatively before answering.
The adverb suggests a calm, unhurried quality to one's thinking or observation.
Thinking deeply about something
- musingReflective contemplation
- pensivelyIn a reflective manner
- thoughtfullyWith careful consideration
- ruminatingThinking deeply, repeatedly
brooding · wistfully · meditatively · dreamily · reverie · cogitation · deliberation · consideration
With full present awareness
- peacefullyIn tranquil fashion
- serenelyIn a calm manner
- tranquillyIn a calm way
- calmlyIn a tranquil manner
stillness · silence · zen · breathwork · centered · mantra · lotus · enlightenment
Concerning fundamental being
- metaphysicallyConcerning being's nature
- abstractlyIn conceptual terms
- theoreticallyIn principle, not actuality
- speculativelyIn a theorizing manner
dialectically · ontologically · stoically · wisely · sagely · profoundly · cosmically · ethically
Probing one's innermost feelings
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- self-questioningProbing one's own thoughts
self-scrutiny · self-analysis · self-discovery · inwardly · self-observation · self-inquiry · self-perception · searchingly
With sincere intent
- solemnlyIn a serious manner
- gravelyIn serious manner
- sedatelyIn a composed manner
- composedlyIn unruffled fashion
dispassionately · measuredly · levelheadedly · clearheadedly · deliberately · steadily · calmly · collectedly
pondering
Thinking deeply about something
- musingReflective contemplation
- pensivelyIn a reflective manner
- thoughtfullyWith careful consideration
ruminating · brooding · wistfully · meditatively · dreamily · reverie · cogitation · deliberation · consideration · speculation
mindfully
With full present awareness
- peacefullyIn tranquil fashion
- serenelyIn a calm manner
- tranquillyIn a calm way
calmly · stillness · silence · zen · breathwork · centered · mantra · lotus · enlightenment · samadhi
existentially
Concerning fundamental being
- metaphysicallyConcerning being's nature
- abstractlyIn conceptual terms
- theoreticallyIn principle, not actuality
speculatively · dialectically · ontologically · stoically · wisely · sagely · profoundly · cosmically · ethically · idealistically
soul-searching
Probing one's innermost feelings
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
self-questioning · self-scrutiny · self-analysis · self-discovery · inwardly · self-observation · self-inquiry · self-perception · searchingly
seriously
With sincere intent
composedly · dispassionately · measuredly · levelheadedly · clearheadedly · deliberately · steadily · calmly · collectedly · prudently
- devout adverbsdevoutly, piously, reverently, religiously, faithfully
contemplativelyunthinkingly
Without conscious deliberation
thoughtlessly · impulsively · mindlessly · heedlessly · carelessly
contemplativelyimpulsively
Without prior deliberation
hastily · rashly · impetuously · hurriedly · on impulse
contemplativelyactively
With purposeful engagement
busily · distractedly · casually · flippantly · dismissively
- contemplative lifeLife of prayer and reflection
- contemplative prayerSilent, receptive spiritual practice
- contemplative retreatSecluded place for reflection