thought

1. (noun) the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought" or "Darwinian thought"
Related Words: belief, mainstream

2. (noun) the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
Synonyms: cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking
Related Words: abstract thought, cogitation, consideration, construction, excogitation, explanation, free association, higher cognitive process, ideation, line of thought, logical thinking, mental synthesis, mysticism, planning, preparation, problem solving, provision, reasoning, study, thread, train of thought

3. (noun) the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
Synonyms: idea
Related Words: belief, burden, cognitive content, concept, conception, construct, content, feeling, figment, generality, generalization, ideal, idealisation, idealization, impression, inspiration, keynote, meaning, mental object, misconception, motif, notion, plan, preoccupation, program, programme, reaction, sense, substance, suggestion, theme, theorem, whim, whimsey, whimsy

4. (noun) a personal belief that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
Synonyms: opinion, persuasion, sentiment, view
Related Words: belief, eyes, idea, judgement, judgment, mind, parti pris, pole, political sympathies, politics, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession



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