| Main Entry: | reflection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thought, thinking |
Synonyms: |
absorption, brainwork, cerebration, cogitation, consideration, contemplation, deliberation, idea, imagination, impression, meditation, musing, observation, opinion, pensiveness, pondering, rumination, speculation, study, view |
| 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, derogation, discredit, disesteem, imputation, obloquy, reproach, slam, slur, stricture |
Antonyms: |
praise |
| Main Entry: | abstraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of being lost in thought |
Synonyms: |
absorption, aloofness, brooding, cogitation, consideration, contemplation, daydreaming, detachment, engrossment, entrancement, musing, pensiveness, pondering, preoccupation, reflecting, reflection, remoteness, reverie, ruminating, thinking, trance |
| Main Entry: | appearance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outward show; pretense |
Synonyms: |
aura, beard, blind, countenance, dream, facade, front, guise, idea, illusion, image, impression, mirage, phenomenon, reflection, screen, seeming, semblance, sound, specter, vision |
Antonyms: |
reality |
| Main Entry: | cogitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deep thought |
Synonyms: |
brainwork, cerebration, consideration, contemplation, deliberation, meditation, reflection, rumination, speculation |
Antonyms: |
ignorance |
| Main Entry: | consideration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental analysis |
Synonyms: |
application, attention, cogitation, concentration, contemplation, debate, deliberation, discussion, examination, forethought, heed, reflection, regard, review, scrutiny, study, thinking, thought |
Antonyms: |
disregard, disrespect, failure, heedlessness, ignorance, neglect, negligence, omission, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | contemplation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deep thought; planning |
Synonyms: |
ambition, cogitation, consideration, deliberation, design, intention, meditation, musing, plan, pondering, purpose, reflection, reverie, rumination, study |
Antonyms: |
disdain, disregard, neglect, rejection, slight |
| Main Entry: | copy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | duplicate, imitation |
Synonyms: |
Xerox, archetype, carbon, carbon copy, cast, clone, counterfeit, counterpart, ditto*, ectype, effigy, ersatz, facsimile, forgery, hard copy, image, impersonation, impression, imprint, likeness, microfiche, mimeograph, miniature, mirror, model, offprint, parallel, pattern, photocopy, photograph, photostat, portrait, print, reflection, replica, replication, representation, reprint, reproduction, rubbings, similarity, simulacrum, simulation, study, tracing, transcript, transcription, type |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | debate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discussion of issues; consideration |
Synonyms: |
agitation, altercation, argument, argumentation, blah-blah, cogitation, contention, contest, controversy, controverting, deliberation, dialectic, disputation, dispute, forensic, hassle, match, meditation, mooting, polemic, rebutting, reflection, refuting, tiff, words, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agreement |