meditatively
With quiet reflection
Meditatively describes doing something in a thoughtful, contemplative manner, often with quiet absorption or deep reflection.
Someone who speaks meditatively chooses words slowly and deliberately, as if considering each one.
She gazed meditatively at the horizon.
The word suggests an unhurried, inward-focused quality rather than active meditation in the spiritual sense.
In a beseeching manner
- devotionallyWith pious dedication
- reverentlyWith profound respect
- soulfullyWith deep feeling
- transcendentlySurpassingly, beyond usual bounds
zenlike · ascetically · mystically · sacredly · holistically · yogically · ritualistically · ceremonially
Thinking deeply about something
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- thoughtfullyWith careful consideration
- pensivelyIn a reflective manner
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
musing · reflection · cogitation · brooding · speculation · philosophically · wistfully · introspection
In a calm manner
- tranquillyIn a calm way
- calmlyIn a tranquil manner
- quietlyWithout making noise
- peacefullyIn tranquil fashion
restfully · soothingly · placidly · gently · softly · unhurriedly · leisurely · languidly
State of perceiving reality
- presenceState of being somewhere
- attentivelyWith concentrated awareness
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
- deliberatelyDone with intention
intentionally · observantly · wakefully · alertly · perceptively · receptively · openly · nonjudgmentally
prayerfully
In a beseeching manner
- devotionallyWith pious dedication
- reverentlyWith profound respect
- soulfullyWith deep feeling
transcendently · zenlike · ascetically · mystically · sacredly · holistically · yogically · ritualistically · ceremonially · contemplatively
pondering
Thinking deeply about something
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- thoughtfullyWith careful consideration
- pensivelyIn a reflective manner
deliberation · musing · reflection · cogitation · brooding · speculation · philosophically · wistfully · introspection · absorbed
serenely
In a calm manner
- tranquillyIn a calm way
- calmlyIn a tranquil manner
- quietlyWithout making noise
peacefully · restfully · soothingly · placidly · gently · softly · unhurriedly · leisurely · languidly · dreamily
awareness
State of perceiving reality
- presenceState of being somewhere
- attentivelyWith concentrated awareness
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
deliberately · intentionally · observantly · wakefully · alertly · perceptively · receptively · openly · nonjudgmentally · spaciously
- devout adverbsdevoutly, piously, reverently, religiously, faithfully
meditativelyfrantically
In desperate haste
frenetically · hectically · feverishly · hurriedly · hastily
meditativelycarelessly
Without due attention
heedlessly · thoughtlessly · mindlessly · inattentively · superficially
meditativelyactively
With purposeful engagement
busily · energetically · vigorously · dynamically · industriously
- meditative stateFocused inner stillness
- meditative practiceIntentional focus cultivation
- meditative prayerReflective spiritual communion
- meditative spaceArea for quiet reflection