reflected

Sent light back

Reflected describes light, sound, or images that have bounced back from a surface: reflected sunlight, her reflected face in the mirror.

By extension, reflected applies to things that mirror or represent something else: His success reflected well on his teachers.

A reflected opinion or glory belongs to someone only through association with another.

contemplated

pondered

Thought deeply about

mused · cogitated · thought · ruminated · brooded · weighed · evaluated · assessed · analyzed · mulled

mirrored

mirror

Reflective viewing surface

  • glassTransparent solid from sand
  • surfaceOutermost boundary layer
  • imageVisual or mental likeness

polished · silvered · gleam · glint · specular · lustrous · sheen · shimmer · pristine · crystal

revealed

showed

Displayed or revealed

manifested · expressed · represented · conveyed · portrayed · embodied · mirrored · captured · illustrated · exhibited

light

glitter

Decorative metallic flecks

twinkle · radiance · glow · shimmer · luminosity · brightness · iridescence · sunlight · moonlight · glare

echoed

resonated

Produced lingering vibrations

repeated · sounded · rang · vibrated · acoustic · sonar · ultrasound · radar · ping · deflected

symmetry

balanced

In a state of equilibrium

corresponding · matching · parallel · congruent · reciprocal · complementary · aligned · uniform · equivalent

Categories
Opposites
physical light/wave behavior

reflectedabsorbed

Took in fully

transmitted · refracted · passed through · diffused · scattered

thought/consideration

reflectedignored

Purposely not noticed

unconsidered · unreflected · unexamined · overlooked · disregarded

representation/expression

reflecteddistorted

Misshapen from original form

concealed · misrepresented · hidden · obscured · masked

Phrases
Family

reflect, reflects, reflection, reflective, reflecting, reflector, reflectivity

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