reflect
Mull it over
Reflect means to throw back light, heat, or sound from a surface: The mirror reflected her image.
Water reflects the sky.
The word extends to mental activity—to think carefully about something: She reflected on her choices.
Something that reflects a quality displays or embodies it: His work reflects his values.
A person's actions may reflect well or poorly on others associated with them.
Consider something thoroughly
- ponderThink deeply about
- meditateQuiet mental focus
- introspectObserve one's own mind
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
muse · deliberate · consider · think · soul-search · review · reconsider · retrospect
Make something apparent
- indicateSignal or point to
- demonstrateShow or prove something
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- expressState or fast train
represent · embody · display · signal · mirror · portray · convey · illustrate
Reflective viewing surface
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- refractionWave bending between media
- glareFierce stare or brightness
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
gleam · glisten · sparkle · shine · radiance · glint · beam · luminous
Forceful contact or consequence
- affectProduce change upon
- shapeExternal outline of something
- bear uponHave relevance to
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
discredit · reputation · perception · impression · image · standing · judgment · opinion
contemplate
Consider something thoroughly
- ponderThink deeply about
- meditateQuiet mental focus
- introspectObserve one's own mind
ruminate · muse · deliberate · consider · think · soul-search · review · reconsider · retrospect · hindsight
show
Make something apparent
- indicateSignal or point to
- demonstrateShow or prove something
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
express · represent · embody · display · signal · mirror · portray · convey · illustrate · betray
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- refractionWave bending between media
- glareFierce stare or brightness
shimmer · gleam · glisten · sparkle · shine · radiance · glint · beam · luminous · spectrum
impact
Forceful contact or consequence
credit · discredit · reputation · perception · impression · image · standing · judgment · opinion · character
reverberate
Echo repeatedly, persist
repeat · sound · acoustic · vibration · sonar · ping · feedback · propagate · ring · reverb
- examineexamine, analyze, assess, evaluate, inspect
- mindfulnessmindfulness, meditation, meditate, breathe, breath
- representrepresent, stand for, symbolize, embody, personify
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
- Looking Backremember, recall, memory, reminisce, reminiscing
- mindfulness wordsbreathe, meditate, calm, relax, focus
reflectabsorb
Take in fully
transmit · pass through · refract · scatter · diffuse
- reflect onThink deeply about
- reflective gearLight-returning safety apparel
- reflected onThought deeply about
- reflecting onThinking deeply about
- quick reflexesRapid involuntary responses
- reflective thinkingExamining one's own mental processes
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