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| Main Entry: | reflection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thought, thinking |
| Synonyms: | absorption, cogitation, consideration, contemplation, deliberation, idea, imagination, impression, meditation, musing, observation, opinion, speculation, study, view, brainwork, cerebration, pensiveness, pondering, rumination |
| Main Entry: | reflection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mirror image |
| Synonyms: | appearance, counterpart, duplicate, echo, idea, image, impression, light, likeness, picture, representation, reproduction, shadow |
| Main Entry: | reflection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criticism |
| Synonyms: | animadversion, aspersion, blame, censure, discredit, imputation, obloquy, reproach, slam, slur, stricture, derogation, disesteem |
| Antonyms: | praise |
| Main Entry: | abstraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of being lost in thought |
| Synonyms: | absorption, cogitation, consideration, contemplation, daydreaming, detachment, musing, preoccupation, reflection, reverie, thinking, trance, aloofness, brooding, engrossment, entrancement, pensiveness, pondering, reflecting, remoteness, ruminating |
| Main Entry: | cogitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deep thought |
| Synonyms: | consideration, contemplation, deliberation, meditation, reflection, speculation, brainwork, cerebration, rumination |
| Antonyms: | ignorance |
| Main Entry: | copy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | duplicate, imitation |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, archetype, carbon, carbon copy*, cast, clone, counterfeit, counterpart, ditto*, effigy, ersatz, facsimile, forgery, hard copy, image, impersonation, impression, imprint, likeness, miniature, mirror, model, parallel, pattern, photocopy, photograph, portrait, print, reflection, replica, representation, reproduction, similarity, simulation, study, transcript, type, ectype, microfiche, mimeograph, offprint, photostat, replication, reprint, rubbings, simulacrum, tracing, transcription |
| Notes: | Xerox is actually a trademark for copies made on that brand of machine; copy is a duplicate made in any of a number of ways, while photocopy is a duplicate made using a machine with a photographic process |
| Antonyms: | original, origination, source |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | debate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discussion of issues; consideration |
| Synonyms: | agitation, altercation, argument, cogitation, contention, contest, controversy, deliberation, dialectic, disputation, dispute, forensic, hassle, match, meditation, reflection, tiff, words, wrangle, argumentation, blah-blah, controverting, mooting, polemic, rebutting, refuting |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
| Main Entry: | deliberation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | serious thought, discussion |
| Synonyms: | application, attention, calculation, care, caution, cogitation, conference, consideration, consultation, debate, forethought, heed, meditation, prudence, purpose, rap, reflection, speculation, study, ventilation, wariness, brainwork, carefulness, cerebration, circumspection, confabulation, ratiocination |
| Main Entry: | echo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | repeat, copy |
| Synonyms: | answer, imitation, mirror, mirror image, parallel, rebound, reflection, reiteration, repercussion, repetition, reply, reproduction, reverberation, rubber stamp*, onomatopoeia, parroting, ringing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | imitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | simulation, substitution |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, carbon copy, clone, copy, counterfeit, counterfeiting, counterpart, ditto*, dupe*, duplicate, ersatz*, fake, forgery, image, impersonation, impression, likeness, match, matching, mime, mimicry, mockery, parallel, parody, phony, picture, reflection, replica, representing, reproduction, resemblance, semblance, sham*, takeoff*, travesty, apery, aping, duplication, echoing, mimesis, mirroring, paralleling, paraphrasing, parroting, patterning, ringer, simulacrum, transcription |
| Antonyms: | difference, opposite, original, reverse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | introspection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | self-analysis |
| Synonyms: | contemplation, deep thought, egoism, meditation, reflection, scrutiny, soul-searching, brooding, heart-searching, introversion, rumination, self-absorption, self-examination, self-observation, self-questioning |
| Main Entry: | meditation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contemplation |
| Synonyms: | concentration, deep thought, introspection, reflection, pondering, quiet time, rumination, self-examination |
| Main Entry: | remark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comment, observation |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, annotation, assertion, attention, back talk, bon mot, cognizance, comeback, commentary, conclusion, consideration, crack*, declaration, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, expression, gloss, heed, illustration, interpretation, mention, mind, note, notice, obiter dictum, observance, opinion, point, recognition, reflection, regard, saying, statement, talk, thought, two cents' worth, utterance, wisecrack, witticism, word |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | simulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | imitation |
| Synonyms: | carbon copy, clone, copy, counterfeit, duplicate, facsimile, fake, image, likeness, match, reflection, replica, reproduction, sham, duplication, mirroring, paralleling |
| Main Entry: | slur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insult |
| Synonyms: | accusation, affront, animadversion, aspersion, bar sinister, black eye*, blemish, blot, blur, brand, calumny, discredit, disgrace, dump, expose, hit, innuendo, insinuation, knock, obloquy, odium, onus, put-down*, rap*, reflection, reproach, slam, smear, stain, stigma, stricture, brickbat, dirty dig, zinger |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flattery, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | soul-searching |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | introspection |
| Synonyms: | contemplation, deep thought, meditation, reflection, heart-searching, rumination, self-analysis, self-examination, self-questioning |
| Main Entry: | study |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | learning, analysis |
| Synonyms: | abstraction, application, attention, class, cogitation, comparison, concentration, consideration, contemplation, course, debate, deliberation, examination, exercise, inquiry, inspection, investigation, lesson, meditation, muse, musing, questioning, reading, reasoning, reflection, research, reverie, review, scrutiny, subject, survey, thought, trance, weighing, academic work, analyzing, cramming, memorizing, pondering, rumination, schoolwork |
| Main Entry: | musing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absorption |
| Synonyms: | contemplation, deliberation, meditation, reflection, thought |
| Main Entry: | thinking |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thought |
| Synonyms: | cogitation, cognition, contemplation, deliberation, idea, introspection, judgment, logic, meditation, musing, opinion, reason, reasoning, reflection, study, understanding, cerebration, ideation, rationalization, rumination |
| Main Entry: | weighing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | careful consideration |
| Synonyms: | consideration, deciding, deliberation, judging, measuring, reflection, balancing, evaluating, thinking over |
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