Synonyms of the word

musing

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

brooding

• adj. (of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.
• adj. Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
• v. present participle of brood.
• n. A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

broody

• n. (Poultry) A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
• adj. (Of birds) sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs (eg, 'a broody hen').
• adj. (Of any creature or person) acting interested in raising young.

consideration

• n. The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being…
• n. Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
• n. The tendency to consider others.
• n. A payment or other recompense for something done.
• n. (law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise,…
• n. Importance, claim to notice, regard.

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.

contemplative

• adj. Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
• adj. Pertaining especially to a contemplative Roman Catholic religious or one of the contemplative Roman Catholic…
• adj. Relating to, or having the power of, contemplation.
• n. Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious contemplation.

meditative

• adj. Of or pertaining to meditation.
• adj. Thoughtful; pensive.

pensive

• adj. Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
• adj. Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.

pondering

• v. present participle of ponder.
• n. Ruminations.

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.

reflective

• adj. Something which reflects, or redirects back to the source.
• adj. Thinking back on the past.
• adj. (computing, programming) Involving reflection.

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…

ruminative

• adj. Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful.

thoughtful

• adj. Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
• adj. Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.

thoughtfulness

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