Synonyms for reflection
rɪˈflɛk ʃən

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1. contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness(noun)

   a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

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

2. reflection, reflexion(noun)

   the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

   Synonyms:
   mirror image, expression, reflexion, reflectivity, manifestation, contemplation, thoughtfulness, rumination, observation, musing

3. expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion(noun)

   expression without words

   "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"

   Synonyms:
   facial expression, materialization, construction, observation, formula, reflectivity, aspect, contemplation, verbal expression, materialisation, saying, look, musing, formulation, thoughtfulness, verbalism, grammatical construction, expression, rumination, face, mirror image, demonstration, locution, manifestation, reflexion

4. mirror image, reflection, reflexion(noun)

   a likeness in which left and right are reversed

   Synonyms:
   mirror image, expression, reflexion, reflectivity, manifestation, contemplation, thoughtfulness, rumination, observation, musing

5. reflection, reflexion(noun)

   the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)

   "he studied his reflection in the mirror"

   Synonyms:
   mirror image, expression, reflexion, reflectivity, manifestation, contemplation, thoughtfulness, rumination, observation, musing

6. reflection(noun)

   (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

   Synonyms:
   mirror image, expression, reflexion, reflectivity, manifestation, contemplation, thoughtfulness, rumination, observation, musing

7. observation, reflection, reflexion(noun)

   a remark expressing careful consideration

   Synonyms:
   observation, mirror image, expression, reflexion, watching, reflectivity, musing, contemplation, thoughtfulness, rumination, notice, observance, manifestation

8. reflection, reflexion, reflectivity(noun)

   the ability to reflect beams or rays

   Synonyms:
   reflectiveness, mirror image, expression, reflexion, reflectivity, manifestation, reflection factor, contemplation, thoughtfulness, rumination, coefficient of reflection, reflectance, observation, musing

English Synonyms and Antonyms(2.67 / 6 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. reflection

   Blame, censure, and disapproval may either be felt or uttered; comment, criticism, rebuke, reflection, reprehension, and reproof are always expressed. The same is true of admonition and animadversion. Comment and criticism may be favorable as well as censorious; they imply no superiority or authority on the part of him who utters them; nor do reflection or reprehension, which are simply turning the mind back upon what is disapproved. Reprehension is supposed to be calm and just, and with good intent; it is therefore a serious matter, however mild, and is capable of great force, as expressed in the phrase severe reprehension. Reflection is often from mere ill feeling, and is likely to be more personal and less impartial than reprehension; we often speak of unkind or unjust reflections. Rebuke, literally a stopping of the mouth, is administered to a forward or hasty person; reproof is administered to one intentionally or deliberately wrong; both words imply authority in the reprover, and direct expression of disapproval to the face of the person rebuked or reproved. Reprimand is official censure formally administered by a superior to one under his command. Animadversion is censure of a high, authoritative, and somewhat formal kind. Rebuke may be given at the outset, or in the midst of an action; animadversion, reflection, reprehension, reproof, always follow the act; admonition is anticipatory, and meant to be preventive. Check is allied to rebuke, and given before or during action; chiding is nearer to reproof, but with more of personal bitterness and less of authority. Compare CONDEMN; REPROVE.

   Synonyms:
   admonition, animadversion, blame, censure, check, chiding, comment, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, disapproval, objurgation, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reproof, reproval, upbraiding

   Antonyms:
   applause, approbation, approval, commendation, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, praise

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1. reflection

   Synonyms:
   reflecting, meditation, thought, cogitation

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1. reflection(n.)

   Synonyms:
   reflecting

2. reflection(n.)

   Synonyms:
   reflected image

3. reflection(n.)

   Synonyms:
   thought, meditation, cogitation, deliberation, contemplation, musing, rumination

4. reflection(n.)

   Synonyms:
   censure, reproach

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1. reflection(n)

   Synonyms:
   meditation, contemplation, rumination, stricture, animadversion

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1. List of paraphrases:

   thinking, thought, réflexion, brainstorming, reflet, reflections, reflect, meditation, consideration, discussion, mirror, glare, reflex, concept, focus

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How to use reflection in a sentence?

1. George Santayana:

   A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one's life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted.

2. Leslie Miklosy:

   If my echo met my reflection, would they hit it off?

3. Sarah Silverman:

   Comedy has always played a big part in pop culture and the way we see history. It's more of a mirror to society and more of an honest reflection of history than history, sometimes.

4. Unknown:

   If nothingness could be measured, the level of his reflection would serve as a standard meter!

5. Anuj Somany:

   It feels suffocation on not being able to say about own soul's intention, but suffering upon saying the same with own heart's feeling and then seeing not even a fraction of reflection on it in the minds of the people.

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