Synonyms of the word

meditation

• n. A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.
• n. A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.

contemplation

• n. The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject;…
• n. Holy meditation.
• n. The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.

musing

• v. present participle of muse.
• adj. Absorbed in thought; contemplative.
• n. thought, meditation, contemplation.

reflection

• n. The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
• n. The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
• n. Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
• n. Careful thought or consideration.
• n. An implied criticism.
• n. (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.

reflexion

• n. Alternative spelling of reflection.

rumination

• n. The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud and other ruminants.
• n. (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
• n. (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
• n. (pathology) An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from…

speculation

• n. The process of thinking or meditating on a subject.
• n. (philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
• n. A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
• n. (business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal…
• n. The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price,…
• n. Examination by the eye; view.
• n. (obsolete) Power of sight.
• n. A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting…

thoughtfulness

• n. thoughtful and considerate attention.
• n. careful deliberation before action.