Think — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun adjective /ˈthiŋk/

Meaning & Definition of Think

Think (verb)

  1. to form or have in the mind
  2. to have as an intention
  3. to have as an opinion

Think (noun)

  1. an act of thinking

Think (adjective)

  1. relating to, requiring, or stimulating thinking

Think (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to have as an opinion

    "I think we should wait for someone to come help us out"

    similar: allow (chiefly Southern & Midland), believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, judge, reckon (chiefly dialect), suppose
    related: regard, view, accept, perceive, depend, rely, trust, assume, presume, presuppose, surmise, conclude, deduce, infer
    near: distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect, disbelieve, discredit, reject

Related Entry: Think (about or over) (verb)

Think (about or over) is a different word from Think. The synonyms below are for think (about or over), not for think.

  1. to give serious and careful thought to

    "I'll have to think over everything you've said before deciding what to do"

    similar: chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), perpend, ponder, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, study, turn, weigh, wrestle (with), beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel one's brains (about), look at
    related: muse (upon), reflect (on or upon), reminisce, analyze, explore, review, conclude, reason, second-guess, speculate (about), brood (about or over), dwell (on or upon), fixate (on or upon), fret (about or over), obsess (about or over), believe, conceive, opine, absorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in)
    near: disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, dismiss, pooh-pooh, reject

Related Entry: Think (of) (verb)

Think (of) is a different word from Think. The synonyms below are for think (of), not for think.

  1. to bring back to mind

    "that postcard from Florida makes me think of all the fun we used to have there as kids"

    similar: flash back (to), hark back (to), harken back (to), hearken back (to), mind (chiefly dialect), recall, recollect, remember, reminisce (about), reproduce
    related: recapture, recur, educe, elicit, evoke, extract, raise, remind, relive, represent
    opposite: disremember, forget, unlearn
    near: misremember, disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, lose, miss, blank (out)

Related Entry: Think (up) (verb)

Think (up) is a different word from Think. The synonyms below are for think (up), not for think.

  1. to create or think of by clever use of the imagination

    "the marketing department is trying to think up better ways to pitch our product to younger consumers"

    similar: concoct, construct, contrive, cook (up), devise, drum up, excogitate, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, trump up, vamp (up), come up with
    related: coin, design, hatch, produce, daydream, dream, fantasize, conceive, envisage, envision, imagine, picture, vision, visualize, ad-lib, extemporize, improvise
    near: clone, copy, copycat, duplicate, imitate, mimic, reduplicate, replicate, reproduce

Related Entry: Think tank (noun)

Think tank is a different word from Think. The synonyms below are for think tank, not for think.

  1. an organization that consists of a group of people who think of new ideas on a particular subject or who give advice about what should be done

    similar: think factory, establishment, foundation, institute, body, collective, group, corporation, enterprise, charity, philanthropy

Related Entry: Think better of (phrase)

Think better of is a different word from Think. The synonyms below are for think better of, not for think.

  1. to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal

    "I was going to bring peanut brittle but thought better of it after considering that some people might have allergies."

    similar: readdress, reanalyze, reconsider, reconceive, redefine, reevaluate, reexamine, reexplore, rethink, review, revisit, reweigh, change one's mind (about), go over
    related: rehear, reconceptualize, reenvision, reimagine, reappraise, reassess, reinvestigate, restudy, amend, correct, emend, rectify, reform, remedy, revise
    near: assert, defend, maintain, uphold

Related Entry: Think factories (noun)

Think factories is a different word from Think. The synonyms below are for think factories, not for think.

  1. as in think tanks

    similar: think tanks, establishments, foundations, institutes, bodies, collectives, groups, corporations, enterprises, charities, philanthropies

Related Entry: Think factory (noun)

Think factory is a different word from Think. The synonyms below are for think factory, not for think.

  1. as in think tank

    similar: think tank, establishment, foundation, institute, body, collective, group, corporation, enterprise, charity, philanthropy

Related Entry: Think tanks (noun)

Think tanks is a different word from Think. The synonyms below are for think tanks, not for think.

  1. an organization that consists of a group of people who think of new ideas on a particular subject or who give advice about what should be done

    similar: think factories, establishments, foundations, institutes, bodies, collectives, groups, corporations, enterprises, charities, philanthropies

Related Entry: Badly (adverb)

Badly is a different word from Think. The synonyms below are for badly, not for think.

  1. in an unsatisfactory way

    "I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal"

    similar: bad, deficiently, inadequately, lousily, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily, wretchedly
    related: abysmally, atrociously, awfully, damnably, deplorably, detestably, disastrously, dreadfully, execrably, horrendously, horribly, horrifically, rottenly, terribly, intolerably, unbearably, inappropriately, incorrectly, indecently, reprehensibly, unsuitably, vulgarly, naughtily, egregiously, flagrantly, grossly, miserably, shoddily, sleazily, trashily, unspeakably, abominably, odiously, vilely, inferiorly, insufficiently, meagerly, meanly, scantily, scantly, shabbily, skimpily, sparely, stingily
    opposite: acceptably, adequately, all right, fine, good, nicely, OK, palatably, passably, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well
    near: appropriately, congruously, correctly, decently, decorously, felicitously, fittingly, meetly, rightly, seemly, suitably, exactly, faithfully, ideally, precisely, respectably, gratifyingly, satisfyingly

  2. to a great degree

    "blood donors are badly needed this time of year"

    similar: achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly, extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous (chiefly dialect), mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly, a lot, as all get-out, good and
    related: absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly, deeply, profoundly, exceptionally, notably, remarkably, considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially, appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly, abundantly, plentifully, astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally, excessively, obscenely, overmuch, amazingly, astonishingly, staggeringly
    opposite: little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
    near: meagerly, scantily, barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Think

The most common words with a similar meaning to Think:

Chiefly Southern & Midland: allow
Chiefly dialect: reckon
believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, judge, suppose

Related Words for Think

regard, view, accept, perceive, depend, rely, trust, assume, presume, presuppose, surmise, conclude, deduce, infer

Near Antonyms of Think

distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect, disbelieve, discredit, reject

Word Forms of Think

Inflections: thought, thinking

Derived words: thinker (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Think

Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; akin to Old High German denken to think, Latin tongēre to know thanks:1

First known use: before 12th centuryt

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Think

Words & Phrases Containing Think

think badly of, think better of, think much of, think piece, think tank

Frequently Asked Questions about Think

What does "Think" mean?

"Think" means to form or have in the mind. As an a verb, a noun and an adjective, it is defined as: to form or have in the mind.

What is another word for "Think"?

Other words for "Think" include allow, believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel and figure. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Think" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Think"?

There are 28 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Think". Common alternatives include allow, believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess and hold.

How do you use "Think" in a sentence?

Examples of "Think" in a sentence: "I think we should wait for someone to come help us out".

Is "Think" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Think" can be used as a verb, a noun and an adjective, depending on the context.

Is "Think" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

As an A1-level word, "Think" is typical of Cambridge A1 Movers (Young Learners), TOEIC Listening & Reading 120+.

How do you pronounce "Think"?

"Think" is pronounced /ˈthiŋk/.

What is the origin of the word "Think"?

"Think" comes from Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; akin to Old High German denken to think, Latin tongēre to know thanks:1. First known use: before 12th centuryt.