COGITATIONS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

cogitations

noun

plural of cogitation

as in thoughts

something imagined or pictured in the mind as long as there's a national deficit, interplanetary exploration will most likely remain an agreeable cogitation and nothing more

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Noun

Here are three more Twins thoughts after the team’s first series win since July 30.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
For his story was a record of his most debauched thoughts and desires.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of thoughts

Noun

What happens after that is committed to the good common sense of the client who usually leaves that office with only vague notions about what has been done so far and what needs to be done in the future.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Right’s multiculturalism Meanwhile, the American right was increasingly united less by biological notions of race and more by opposition to multiculturalism, feminism, LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and liberalism.

— Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of notions

Noun

For now, though, soccer’s civil war appears to be heading toward an entrenched standoff of ideas and values.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Liverpool’s new manager turned Bournemouth into a highly efficient outfit during his time in charge there and could carry over some ideas to his latest club.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of ideas

Noun

Instead, Shemica, Luis and Immanuel’s pictures are on display on the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department’s cold case website.

— Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
An Intensity Slider – a simple sliding bar adjustment for controlling the depth, vibrancy, brightness and contrast of the TV’s pictures to compensate for viewing angles, onscreen reflections and simply different viewing tastes.

— John Archer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of pictures

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Are such dichotomous conceptions of the novel mutually exclusive?

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

Definition of conceptions

Noun

That shift also creates opportunities for creators to think beyond individual posts and toward characters, concepts, series, and intellectual property that can travel across platforms and screens.

— Novika Ishar, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Another startup is expected to launch soon, with two additional concepts currently in development.

— Shelley Simpson, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of concepts

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Hokusai has led the charge, with exceptional impressions of The Great Wave regularly smashing expectations.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
For example, the league secured 453 million social impressions (+97%), and 137 million social video views (+139%) this season.

— Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of impressions

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