thinks
Uses the mind
Thinks is the third-person singular form of think.
It covers mental activity—reasoning, believing, considering, remembering: She thinks before she speaks, He thinks it's a bad idea.
In the phrase who does she think she is? , thinks conveys presumption.
Another think coming is a fixed expression meaning someone is mistaken, though another thing coming has become common through reanalysis.
Think deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- cogitateTo reflect deeply
analyze · evaluate · assess · weigh · mull · reason · scrutinize · reflect
State of sentient awareness
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
introspection · self-awareness · attention · cognizance · realization · understanding · alertness · metacognition
Way of seeing things
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- positionLocation or stance
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
feeling · impression · attitude · outlook · notion · idea · belief · perception
Observing one's own mind
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- musingReflective contemplation
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
self-examination · solitude · navel-gazing · self-questioning · daydream · reverie · reminisce · pensive
Trust without proof
- convictionFirmly held belief
- creedStatement of belief
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- trustConfidence in another
certainty · confidence · ideology · worldview · values · principles · assumptions · presuppositions
Philosophy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
phenomenology · empiricism · rationalism · dialectic · dualism · idealism · pragmatism · stoicism
ponder
Think deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
cogitate · analyze · evaluate · assess · weigh · mull · reason · scrutinize · reflect · concentrate
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
perception · introspection · self-awareness · attention · cognizance · realization · understanding · alertness · metacognition · sapience
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- positionLocation or stance
sentiment · feeling · impression · attitude · outlook · notion · idea · belief · perception · mindset
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- musingReflective contemplation
brooding · self-examination · solitude · navel-gazing · self-questioning · daydream · reverie · reminisce · pensive · wistful
faith
Trust without proof
- convictionFirmly held belief
- creedStatement of belief
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
trust · certainty · confidence · ideology · worldview · values · principles · assumptions · presuppositions · dogma
metaphysics
Philosophy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- logicScience of valid reasoning
existentialism · phenomenology · empiricism · rationalism · dialectic · dualism · idealism · pragmatism · stoicism · ontology
- mental actionsconsiders, understands, perceives, recognizes, knows
- verb formsam, are, is, was, were
thinksignores
Refuses to acknowledge
disregards · neglects · overlooks · zones out · dismisses
- think aboutDirect mind toward
- think twiceDeliberate before acting
- think againRevise your reasoning
- to thinkProcess ideas mentally
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
- think ofMentally produce or recall
think, thinking, thinker, think of, rethink, think up, think about, unthinkable, thinkers