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

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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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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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1. Jacob Bronowski:

   The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

2. Randolph Bourne:

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

3. Albert Einstein:

   There was this huge world out there, independent of us human beings and standing before us like a great, eternal riddle, at least partly accessible to our inspection and thought. The contemplation of that world beckoned like a liberation.

4. William Shakespeare:

   I pray you bear me henceforth from the noise and rumour of the field, where I may think the remnant of my thoughts in peace, and part of this body and my soul with contemplation and devout desires.

5. 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.