Definition for Reflection:

• The act of reflecting or throwing back; the rebound of heat, light, or sound, or other body, from a surface against which it has struck; the action of the mind by which it views Its own operations; attentive consideration; censure or reproach.

Synonyms for Reflection:

• n.

  •
  • attraction,
  • centrifugal force,
  • calorific,
  • absorbance,
  • capillary action,
  • bonding,
  • centripetal force,
  • air resistance,
  • balance,
  • amplitude.
  •
  • commitment,
  • shine,
  • glare,
  • picture,
  • philosophy,
  • shadow,
  • light,
  • belief,
  • ideal,
  • likeness,
  • faith,
  • impression.
  •
  • illustration,
  • sign,
  • proof,
  • smoking gun,
  • show,
  • pointer,
  • suggestion,
  • the color of someone's money,
  • mark,
  • evidence.
  •
  • same,
  • reflex.
  •abstraction (noun)
  • pre occupation,
  • entrancements,
  • pre-occupation,
  • reflectings,
  • re-flections,
  • ruminatings,
  • re flections,
  • pensivenesses,
  • pre-occupations,
  • re-flection,
  • pre occupations,
  • re flection.
  •appearance (noun)
  • Illusions,
  • seemings,
  • Visions,
  • seeming.
  •artifact (noun)
  • reflexion,
  • reflection.
  •consideration (noun)
  • ex aminations,
  • fore-thoughts,
  • fore thoughts,
  • re-gard,
  • fore-thought,
  • fore thought,
  • re gards,
  • ex-amination,
  • ex-aminations,
  • ex amination.
  •copy (noun)
  • counter-parts,
  • re prints,
  • photo-copies,
  • ersatzes,
  • counter parts,
  • re plica,
  • re presentation,
  • re-production,
  • re-print,
  • re-presentations,
  • micro-fiches,
  • re presentations,
  • re productions,
  • re-prints,
  • re-plica,
  • re-productions,
  • micro-fiche,
  • photo copies,
  • photo-copy,
  • micro fiches,
  • counter-part,
  • micro fiche,
  • ectypes,
  • counter part,
  • re production,
  • re print.
  •criticism (noun)
  • aspersion,
  • imputation,
  • discredit,
  • slam,
  • disesteem,
  • derogation,
  • obloquy,
  • stricture,
  • censure,
  • animadversion.
  •debate (noun)
  • blah-blahs,
  • blah blah,
  • refutings,
  • re-butting,
  • rebuttings,
  • de-bate,
  • de bates,
  • re butting,
  • blahblah,
  • de bate,
  • blah blahs,
  • re buttings,
  • re-buttings,
  • controvertings,
  • de-bates,
  • blahblahs,
  • mootings.
  •deduction (noun)
  • concludings,
  • mullings,
  • inferrings,
  • sequiturs.
  •deep thought (noun)
  • profound thoughts,
  • deep-thought.
  •deliberation (noun)
  • de liberations,
  • de-liberations,
  • de-liberation,
  • de liberation.
  •design (noun)
  • co-nation,
  • lay of land,
  • whats cookings,
  • de signs,
  • lay the land,
  • co nations,
  • pro positions,
  • what's cookings,
  • pro position,
  • what cooking,
  • lay land,
  • under-taking,
  • under taking,
  • what cookings,
  • co nation,
  • co-nations,
  • de-sign,
  • pro-positions,
  • under-takings,
  • whats cooking,
  • conations,
  • de sign,
  • de-signs.
  •discredit (noun)
  • disgrace.
  •echo (noun)
  • re-petitions,
  • re-bounds,
  • re percussions,
  • re-percussions,
  • re bounds,
  • parrotings,
  • re-iteration,
  • re-percussion,
  • re percussion,
  • re iteration,
  • re-petition,
  • re petition,
  • re petitions,
  • re-bound,
  • ringings,
  • re bound,
  • re-iterations,
  • re iterations.
  •engrossment (noun)
  • absorption.
  •expression (noun)
  • expression.
  •flash (noun)
  • in candescences,
  • incandescences,
  • phosphorescences,
  • bedazzlements,
  • in-candescences,
  • in-candescence,
  • in candescence.
  •idea (noun)
  • conception,
  • idea,
  • vision,
  • inkling,
  • principle,
  • plan,
  • notion,
  • inspiration,
  • supposition,
  • concept,
  • ideation,
  • design,
  • theory,
  • opinion,
  • brainstorm,
  • perception.
  •image (noun)
  • chip off old blocks,
  • chip old blocks,
  • chip old block,
  • carved figures.
  •imitation (noun)
  • counterfeit,
  • mirror,
  • mockery,
  • spoof,
  • duplication,
  • simulation,
  • carbon,
  • parallel,
  • portrayal,
  • travesty,
  • impersonation,
  • pretense,
  • representation,
  • pseudo,
  • burlesque,
  • parody,
  • duplicate,
  • mimicry,
  • emulation,
  • sham,
  • resemblance,
  • caricature.
  •reaction (noun)
  • counter balance,
  • re flex,
  • kneejerk,
  • re agency,
  • re-flex,
  • re agencies,
  • doubletakes,
  • re action,
  • re-joinder,
  • counter-action,
  • re-turns,
  • re coil,
  • re-flexes,
  • counter actions,
  • re flexes,
  • re-agency,
  • re-coils,
  • Re-turn,
  • counter-poises,
  • kneejerks,
  • re actions,
  • re coils,
  • double-takes,
  • re torts,
  • re-action,
  • re turns,
  • counter balances,
  • doubletake,
  • re-torts,
  • counter-poise,
  • counter-actions,
  • re joinders,
  • re-tort,
  • counter action,
  • re joinder,
  • re-actions,
  • reagencies,
  • re-agencies,
  • counter poises,
  • knee-jerks,
  • re tort,
  • counter poise,
  • re-joinders,
  • re-coil,
  • re turn.
  •reflection (noun)
  • mirror image,
  • reflectivity,
  • manifestation,
  • rumination,
  • thoughtfulness.
  •remark (noun)
  • re-marks,
  • ex-positions,
  • ex plication,
  • re marks,
  • ex plications,
  • ex planation,
  • ex-plication,
  • ex-planations,
  • two cents' worths,
  • ex-position,
  • ex-plications,
  • ex planations,
  • re mark,
  • bons mots.
  •replication (noun)
  • re-plication,
  • re plication,
  • re-plications,
  • re plications.
  •review (noun)
  • pro cession,
  • re-considerations,
  • re-views,
  • re vision,
  • re-vision,
  • re capitulation,
  • fresh looks,
  • re assessments,
  • re think,
  • re views,
  • retro spects,
  • second looks,
  • re-consideration,
  • re visions,
  • re consideration,
  • re-thinks,
  • march pasts,
  • re considerations,
  • re thinks,
  • retro-spect,
  • another looks,
  • re-think,
  • re-capitulations,
  • re-view,
  • re assessment,
  • pro-cession,
  • re-assessments,
  • re-capitulation,
  • re capitulations,
  • pro cessions,
  • re view,
  • re-visions,
  • retro spect,
  • once over,
  • pro-cessions,
  • onceover,
  • retro-spects.
  •slur (noun)
  • zinger,
  • brickbats,
  • putdown,
  • dirty dig,
  • brickbat,
  • zingers.
  •speculation (noun)
  • ex cogitation,
  • guesstimates,
  • ex-cogitations,
  • be lief,
  • be-lief,
  • hypo thesis,
  • sur-mise,
  • hypo-thesis,
  • sur-mises,
  • sneaking suspicions,
  • stab in dark,
  • studyings,
  • sur mise,
  • sur mises,
  • stab dark,
  • ex cogitations,
  • shot the dark,
  • stab the dark,
  • ex-cogitation.
  •study (noun)
  • academic works,
  • re searches,
  • re search,
  • memorizings,
  • schoolworks,
  • crammings.
  •thought (noun)
  • attention,
  • brain work,
  • cerebration,
  • thought,
  • Debating,
  • daydreaming,
  • intellection,
  • concentration,
  • evaluation,
  • imagination,
  • appraisal,
  • envisioning,
  • calculation,
  • analysis,
  • engrossment,
  • brooding,
  • thinking,
  • reasoning,
  • wistfulness,
  • preoccupation.
  •thought, thinking (noun)
  • view.
  •weighing (noun)
  • decidings,
  • evaluatings,
  • thinking overs.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • introspection,
  • self-examination,
  • reverie,
  • brainwork,
  • self-analysis,
  • reaction,
  • soul-searching,
  • navel-gazing,
  • mirrored,
  • forethought.
  •
  • hint,
  • intensity,
  • gestation,
  • particularity,
  • self-study.
  •
  • logic,
  • assessment.
  •
  • focus,
  • repetition,
  • induction,
  • caution.
  •
  • praise.
  •censure
  • blame.

Paraphrases for Reflection:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    reflexion.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    consideration, considerations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    consideration.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    self-reflection, introspection, self-examination.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    representation, representations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    highlights, manifestation, observation, reflectance, demonstration, realization, comment, comments, reflector, inversion, point, consultation, consequence, representation, result, elaboration, perception, operationalization, investigation, notion.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    reflect, discussion, thinking, brainstorming, thought, thoughts.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    deliberation, reconsideration, examination, expression, reflect, embodiment, indication, glare, discussion, rethink, reasoning, reflex, illustration, reaction, thinking, translation, brainstorming, recital, concern, debate, remark, afterthought, account, analysis, discretion, echo, response, testimony, testament, thought, study, remorse, maturation.

Antonyms for Reflection:

• n.

  • criticism
    approval, compliment, flattery.
  • mirror image
    original.
  • thought, thinking
    heedlessness, praise, disregard, disdain, thoughtlessness, neglect, truth, reality.
  • Other antonyms:
    approbation, glory, encomium, panegyric, eulogy, commendation, jewel, short shrift, boast, applause.

Reflection Sentence Examples:

• After all, people's feeling toward you is just a reflection of what you feel toward them.

• I am like a reflection.

Homophones for Reflection:

• republication, replication.

Hyponym for Reflection:

• n.

  • artifact
    ikon, picture, image, icon.
  • linkdef
    transformation.