reflection synonyms

reflection

n.

  1. Thought

    consideration, pensiveness, thinking, contemplation, rumination, speculation, musing, deliberation, study, pondering, meditation, concentration, absorption, cogitation, observation, weighing, mulling over; see also thought 1.

  2. An image

    impression, rays, light, glare, shine, glitter, appearance, idea, reflected image, likeness, shadow, duplicate, picture, echo, representation, reproduction; see also copy, image 2.

  3. Discredit

    censure, reproach, disesteem, imputation; see blame 1, disgrace 1.

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