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单词 thinking
释义

thinking

1 of 2

noun

think·​ing ˈthiŋ-kiŋ How to pronounce thinking (audio)
1
: the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts
2
a
: opinion, judgment
I'd like to know your thinking on this
b
: thought that is characteristic (as of a period, group, or person)
the current student thinking on fraternities

thinking

2 of 2

adjective

: marked by use of the intellect : rational
thinking citizens
thinkingly adverb
thinkingness noun

Synonyms

Adjective

  • intelligent
  • rational
  • reasonable
  • reasoning
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Example Sentences

Noun Form your own opinions: don't let others do your thinking for you! I've been doing some thinking about this, and I don't think you're right after all. The school's curriculum encourages independent thinking. A piece of quick thinking got us out of trouble. I'd like to know your thinking on this. What is the current thinking on the subject? Adjective Chess is a thinking man's game. it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
When fate sent our writer two newborn sheep with life-threatening birth defects, that kind of thinking was banished from the barn. Outside Online, 13 Sep. 2022 Consider doing something beyond the norm today, something that exposes you to new cultures or ways of thinking, because a spark of inspiration from far away could become very important to you. Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 Shabir likened video games to books, in the sense that games had the power to influence her way of thinking and her perspective. Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Newton South senior Bria Abbiati had a similar line of thinking during her recruiting process. Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Monte and Terrance feel particularly betrayed by Kyle and his line of thinking. Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2022 Once tolerant of such citizens, the Latvian government is now trying to crack down on their way of thinking, just when Latvian society was making some progress toward inclusion of its multitude of ethnic identities. Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2022 That gives you opportunity to hear from, and engage with, people who have different ways of thinking, different areas of domain expertise and different backgrounds. Marie-caroline Chauvet, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 This hasn’t been specifically studied in the Jynneos series, but past research strongly reinforces this line of thinking. Julia Ries, SELF, 29 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college. Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019 Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2019 The quick-thinking team administrator came up with a solution – flag down a tour bus. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 June 2018 These are the most vulnerable parts [of the brain] and can be easily damaged, so your libido can run a bit more wild when it’s not being curtailed by the higher thinking part of the brain. Kate Morgan, The Cut, 20 Apr. 2018 Sometimes surgeries require more thinking beforehand. Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2017 These moments suggest a thinking failure of his own: a failure to examine the inapt moral equivalences and disguised elitism inherent in his brand of provocation. Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2017 Which is why the response by any thinking Republican, or one even with a modicum of decency, was complete silence. Stephen A. Nuño, NBC News, 2 June 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1674, in the meaning defined above

thinking 1 of 3

adjective

as in reasoning
having the ability to reason it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • reasoning
  • rational
  • intelligent
  • reasonable
  • logical
  • mental
  • analytic
  • cognitive
  • intellectual
  • practical
  • analytical
  • cerebral
  • brainy
  • highbrow
  • sensible
  • sane
  • cognitional
  • highbrowed
  • levelheaded
  • sober

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • irrational
  • unthinking
  • unreasonable
  • nonrational
  • stupid
  • unintelligent
  • nonthinking
  • dumb
  • unreasoning
  • slow
  • mindless
  • dense
  • obtuse
  • dopey
  • dull
  • brainless
  • doltish
  • fatuous
  • senseless
  • thickheaded
  • illogical
  • dorky
  • nonsensical
  • fallacious
  • invalid
  • groundless
  • half-witted
  • dopy
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thinking

2 of 3

noun

as in musing

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • musing
  • contemplation
  • reflection
  • meditation
  • retrospection
  • awareness
  • consciousness
  • understanding
  • mind
  • total recall
  • perception
  • recollection
  • comprehension
  • memory
  • hypermnesia
  • reminiscence
  • cognizance
  • remembrance
  • grasp
  • apprehension
  • grip

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • repression
  • amnesia
  • forgetfulness

thinking

3 of 3

verb

present participle of think
as in believing
to have as an opinion I think we should wait for someone to come help us out

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • believing
  • guessing
  • imagining
  • considering
  • figuring
  • feeling
  • supposing
  • judging
  • perceiving
  • conceiving
  • deeming
  • assuming
  • reckoning
  • holding
  • viewing
  • regarding
  • accepting
  • allowing
  • presuming
  • relying
  • esteeming
  • depending
  • trusting
  • surmising
  • inferring
  • presupposing
  • deducing
  • concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • questioning
  • doubting
  • suspecting
  • rejecting
  • mistrusting
  • distrusting
  • disbelieving
  • discrediting
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