Synonyms for contemplation
ˌkɒn təmˈpleɪ ʃən, -tɛm-con·tem·pla·tion

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1. contemplationnoun

   The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.

   Antonyms:
   pragmatism

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. contemplationnoun

   a long and thoughtful observation

   Synonyms:
   musing, rumination, thoughtfulness, reflexion, reflection

2. contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulnessnoun

   a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

   Synonyms:
   mirror image, expression, reflexion, reflectivity, manifestation, considerateness, thoughtfulness, rumination, consideration, observation, musing, reflection

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contemplationnoun

   Synonyms:
   reflection, meditation, cogitation, lucubration, deliberation, study, thought, speculation, pondering

2. contemplationnoun

   Synonyms:
   view, prospect, prospective

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1. List of paraphrases for "contemplation":

   meditation

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How to use contemplation in a sentence?

1. William Hazlitt:

   The contemplation of truth and beauty is the proper object for which we were created, which calls forth the most intense desires of the soul, and of which it never tires.

2. Edgar Allan Poe:

   That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.

3. Malaak Compton-Rock:

   After much contemplation and 19 years of marriage, Chris and I have decided to go our separate ways, my children remain at the center of my life, and their well-being is my top priority. It is in this spirit that I sincerely ask that their privacy and the privacy of our family be respected during this transition in our lives.

4. Lewis Mumford:

   A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.

5. Randolph Bourne:

   Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.