unthink
Reverse a thought
To unthink is to reverse or undo a thought—to push something out of one's mind or withdraw a mental commitment.
The word acknowledges that some thoughts, once formed, resist dismissal: Once you've seen it, you can't unthink it.
It also means to reconsider what was previously assumed: We need to unthink our assumptions about growth.
Beyond mental grasp
- unimaginableBeyond mental conception
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
- unfathomableBeyond comprehension or measurement
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
implausible · mind-bending · paradoxical · absurd · illogical · irrational · ungraspable
Send away or reject
- discardDeliberately throw out
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- renounceFormally give up
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
retract · revoke · rescind · recant · repudiate · disavow · reject · undo
Hold back forcibly
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- buryPlace beneath soil
- stifleSuppress or restrain
censor · inhibit · silence · quash · squelch · compartmentalize · deny · avoid
Awareness of the present
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- zenMeditative calm
meditation · presence · awareness · non-attachment · equanimity · surrender · acceptance · release
inconceivable
Beyond mental grasp
- unimaginableBeyond mental conception
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
- unfathomableBeyond comprehension or measurement
impossible · implausible · mind-bending · paradoxical · absurd · illogical · irrational · ungraspable
dismiss
Send away or reject
relinquish · retract · revoke · rescind · recant · repudiate · disavow · reject · undo · reverse
repress
Hold back forcibly
stifle · censor · inhibit · silence · quash · squelch · compartmentalize · deny · avoid · evade
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
zen · meditation · presence · awareness · non-attachment · equanimity · surrender · acceptance · release · tranquility
unthinkthink
Process with the mind
conceive · formulate · ideate · conceptualize · cogitate
unthinkremember
Retain in mind
retain · keep in mind · dwell on · internalize · commit to memory