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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How to use contemplation in a sentence?

1. Émile Durkheim:

   Sadness does not inhere in things; it does not reach us from the world and through mere contemplation of the world. It is a product of our own thought. We create it out of whole cloth.

2. Randolph Bourne:

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

3. Marco Rubio:

   January of next year, I will either be president of the United States or I will be a private citizen. If I never hold elected office again, I'm comfortable with that, i can't tell you what's going to happen two to four years from now but I have no plans, no thoughts, no contemplation, no meetings, nothing, about any future political run of any sort.

4. Apar Gupta:

   The risks include information collection which goes beyond the reasonable contemplation of a user, if they do not have adequate notice of what information is being gathered they have no meaningful way of knowing what they are bartering away in order to get a loan.

5. Martin Tobias Lithner:

   Theology I would say can be described as the trajectory of the sacred parabola, where faith ascends into the cosmic heights and descends into the depths of existential contemplation. In this divine curve, each theological reflection becomes a celestial arc, tracing the path of faith's ascent and the graceful descent into the mysteries of the divine.