thought

thought
n
1. conception, concept, idea, conceit; imagination, notion, whim, whimsy, vagary, crotchet, fancy.
2. cerebration, cerebrating, thinking, brainwork, headwork, lucubration; concentration, concentrating, focusing, having one's mind on, reflection, reflecting; cogitation, cogitating, meditation, meditating, contemplation, contemplating, musing, pondering; speculation, speculating, wondering about, consideration, deliberation, deliberating, excogitation; rumination, ruminating, chewing, mulling, brooding, brown study; recollection, recall, memory, remembrancy, reminiscence, retrospection, review.
3. intelligence, sense, Gk. Philos. nous, reason, understanding, imagination; intellect, aptitude, mind, brains, brainpower, Inf. gray matter, Sl. smarts.
4. intention, aim, destination, purpose, project; design, plan, plot, scheme.
5. expectation, expectancy, prospect, potential, probability; anticipation, hope, aspiration, dream, vision.
6. consideration, thoughtfulness, carefulness; kindness, kindliness, kindheartedness, compassion, com-passionateness, tenderness, sympathy; benevolence, good will, beneficence, charitableness; attention, attentiveness, mindfulness, heedfulness; care, concern, solicitude, solicitousness; regard, respect, deference, esteem, homage, honor, reverence, veneration.
7. judgement, conclusion, estimation, appraisal, assessment, calculation; theory, hypothesis, supposition, assumption, surmise, conjecture, guess; opinion, view, apprehension, position, stand, posture; attitude, sentiment, feeling, belief, tenet, conviction.
8. touch, tinge, trace, soupgon, suspicion, hint, suggestion; bit, speck, taste, dash, pinch, sprinkle, sprinkling; thimbleful, trifle, little.

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