Antonyms for reflect
rɪˈflɛktre·flect

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1. reflect

   An individual considers, meditates, ponders, reflects, by himself; he weighs a matter in his own mind, and is sometimes said even to debate with himself. Consult and confer always imply two or more persons, as does debate, unless expressly limited as above. Confer suggests the interchange of counsel, advice, or information; consult indicates almost exclusively the receiving of it. A man confers with his associates about a new investment; he consults his physician about his health; he may confer with him on matters of general interest. He consults a dictionary, but does not confer with it. Deliberate, which can be applied to a single individual, is also the word for a great number, while consult is ordinarily limited to a few; a committee consults; an assembly deliberates. Deliberating always carries the idea of slowness; consulting is compatible with haste; we can speak of a hasty consultation, not of a hasty deliberation. Debate implies opposing views; deliberate, simply a gathering and balancing of all facts and reasons. We consider or deliberate with a view to action, while meditation may be quite purposeless.

   Synonyms:
   confer, consider, consult, debate, deliberate, meditate, ponder, weigh

   Preposition:
   We deliberate on or upon, also about or concerning a matter: the first two are preferable.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. reflect

   Antonyms:
   divert, dissipate, idle, dream, wander, rove, stargaze, woolgather, connive, disregard, overlook

   Synonyms:
   return, image, mirror, exhibit, consider, think, cogitate, meditate, contemplate, ponder, muse, ruminate, heed, advert, animadvert

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1. reflectverb

   manifest or bring back

   "This action reflects his true beliefs"

   Synonyms:
   ruminate, chew over, think over, mull over, muse, meditate, speculate, reverberate, shine, excogitate, ponder, contemplate, mull

2. chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculateverb

   reflect deeply on a subject

   "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

   Synonyms:
   hypothecate, shine, contemplate, theorise, speculate, theorize, chew over, excogitate, suppose, hypothesise, formulate, devise, mull over, study, contrive, ponder, invent, muse, ruminate, hypothesize, meditate, forge, reverberate, mull, conjecture, job, think over

3. reflect, reverberateverb

   to throw or bend back (from a surface)

   "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"

   Synonyms:
   rebound, shine, contemplate, bound, speculate, chew over, excogitate, spring, resound, ricochet, mull over, recoil, think over, echo, bounce, ponder, muse, ruminate, ring, meditate, resile, reverberate, mull, take a hop

4. reflect, shineverb

   be bright by reflecting or casting light

   "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"

   Synonyms:
   smooth, shine, contemplate, speculate, radiate, strike, glisten, chew over, glitter, excogitate, gleam, beam, smoothen, mull over, think over, polish, ponder, muse, ruminate, glow, meditate, glint, fall, reverberate, mull

5. reflectverb

   show an image of

   "her sunglasses reflected his image"

   Synonyms:
   ruminate, chew over, think over, mull over, muse, meditate, speculate, reverberate, shine, excogitate, ponder, contemplate, mull

6. reflectverb

   give evidence of a certain behavior

   "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"

   Synonyms:
   ruminate, chew over, think over, mull over, muse, meditate, speculate, reverberate, shine, excogitate, ponder, contemplate, mull

7. reflectverb

   give evidence of the quality of

   "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"

   Synonyms:
   ruminate, chew over, think over, mull over, muse, meditate, speculate, reverberate, shine, excogitate, ponder, contemplate, mull

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1. reflectverb

   Synonyms:
   mirror, rebound, revert, meditate, ruminate, consider, contemplate

How to use reflect in a sentence?

1. Fox News:

   We strongly condemn Jeanine Pirro's comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar, they do not reflect those of the network and we have addressed the matter with her directly.

2. Marc Carroll:

   The City of Blackfoot and its Police Department have a highly valued relationship with the Tribes and we find Sheriff Rowland's comments to be repulsive, his comments do not in any way reflect the City's nor the Blackfoot Police Department's attitudes towards our neighbors at Fort Hall. We truly value these relationships and look forward to the future projects and dealings with the Tribal Council and the Fort Hall Police Department.

3. Sara Jacobs:

   Congress and most workplaces were designed for a time when it was the White man working, who had a wife at home who dealt with everything else, and so part of it is that we need to make sure that our workplaces and our institutions actually reflect what life looks like now, and that they are accommodating for people who have various kinds of domestic situations.

4. Scott Kelly:

   This year-in-space mission was a profound challenge for all involved, and it gave me a unique perspective and a lot of time to reflect on what my next step should be on our continued journey to help further our capabilities in space and on Earth.

5. Travis Considine:

   The resources dedicated to educating voters between now and May 7 will reflect how committed our coalition is to protecting the livelihood of thousands of drivers in our community and access to a safe, reliable means of transportation in Austin.

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