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Synonyms and antonyms of meditation in English

meditation

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THINKING

Synonyms

contemplation
reflection
consideration
rumination
study
deliberation
speculation
mental absorption
thinking
using one's head
thought
brainwork
judgment
deduction
conclusion
belief
inference
view
concept
position
stand
impression
surmise

CONSIDERATION

Synonyms

consideration
thought
regard
attention
concern
heed
notice
deliberation
contemplation
cogitation
reflection
judgment
advisement
study
review
examination

Antonyms

disregard
inattention

REFLECTION

Synonyms

reflection
serious thought
deliberation
thought
consideration
attention
thinking
pondering
musing
pensiveness
study
concentration
rumination
cogitation
cerebration

SPECULATION

Synonyms

theory
reflection
thinking
thought
weighing
consideration
deliberation
contemplation
speculation
conjecture
guesswork
hypothesis
opinion
supposition

THOUGHT

Synonyms

introspection
contemplation
rumination
musing
reverie
thoughtfulness
brown study
thought
thinking
mental activity
deliberation
cogitation
consideration
reflection

INTROSPECTION

Synonyms

introspection
self-analysis
self-examination
soul-searching
heart-searching
self-consultation
self-contemplation
self-observation
brooding
self-questioning
deliberation
rumination
reflection
self-scrutiny

REVERIE

Synonyms

reverie
abstracted preoccupation
woolgathering
musing
dreamland

DEVOTION

Synonyms

devotion
act of religious worship
prayer service
religious observance
 Synonyms for meditation from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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