All cogitation synonyms
cog·i·ta·tion
C c noun cogitation
- cerebration — the act of thinking; consideration; thought
- contemplation — thoughtful or long consideration or observation
- reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- deliberation — Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
- rumination — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- consideration — Consideration is careful thought about something.
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- meditation — the act of meditating.
- thought — Informal. the act or a period of thinking: I want to sit down and give it a good think.
- musing — absorbed in thought; meditative.
- pondering — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- brainwork — intellectual effort