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What is another word for contemplations?

Pronunciation: [kˌɒntɪmplˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

"Contemplations" is a word that suggests deep thought and introspection. Synonyms for this term include "meditations," which implies focused reflection on a particular topic, "introspection," which refers to reflection about oneself and one's motivations, and "rumination," which suggests repeated consideration of a problem or decision. "Reflection," "consideration," and "deliberation" are also all suitable synonym choices for "contemplations," reflecting the act of careful thought and consideration. Other words that can be used in place of "contemplations" include "pensive," "thoughtful," and "reflective," alluding to the introspective nature and deep thoughtfulness that the word connotes.
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  • Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.
    Thomas Jefferson
  • He has more thinking than many of the old dramatists; and the praise of one of his critics, though strongly worded, is not without some foundation, that we "seldom find richer contemplations on the nature of man and the world."
    George Chapman
  • As for the passions and studies of the mind: avoid envy; anxious fears; anger fretting inwards; subtle and knotty inquisitions; joys and exhilarations in excess; sadness not communicated. Entertain hopes; mirth rather than joy; variety of delights, rather than surfeit of them; wonder and admiration, and therefore novelties; studies that fill the mind with splendid and illustrious objects, as histories, fables, and contemplations of nature.
    Francis Bacon

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