to reflect on

Examples

• All

• Progress can be monitored by reflecting on outcomes at future team meetings.

  Academic text (2011)

• It's the time for you to reflect on your own journey through Stanford.

• What would you change as you reflect on your earlier work, if anything?

• So let me just reflect on this for a moment.

• I think it's time to reflect on this final thought.

  TransSiberian (2008)

• Perhaps we can reflect on what it would mean to be him today.

  Origin (2023)

• And we all had time to reflect on what had just happened with this amazing amount of people turning up to tell their stories.

  Vaxxed II: The People's Truth (2020)

• But I think you need to take some time and reflect on yourself.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The final set of interviews provided the means for students to reflect on the entire year.

  Academic text (2011)

• To understand this shift, it is useful to reflect on the origins of our present views.

  Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

L

to look at

vsto reflect on

∞ 1.0

Study something carefully to understand it or decide

is internal deep thought rather than outward inspection or visual examination

T

to think

vsto reflect on

∞ 1.0

To use your mind to consider something carefully

is more intensive and deeper than casual or general mental activity

T

to think about

vsto reflect on

∞ 1.0

To give attention to something in your mind

is deeper and more intensive than simple mental attention

C

to consider

vsto reflect on

∞ 1.1

To think carefully before making a decision

is deep thinking not always aimed at choosing between options

S

to study

vsto reflect on

∞ 1.0

To look at something carefully to understand it

is careful deep thought without the systematic or technical approach

R

to reconsider

vsto reflect on

227 3.7

To think again about a choice and possibly change it

is deep thinking without the necessary aspect of reexamining a past decision

C

to contemplate

vsto reflect on

186 4.8

To think deeply about something for a long time

is careful and deep without requiring long duration

P

to ponder

vsto reflect on

134 4.3

Think carefully for a long time about something

is careful and deep but can be shorter in time

T

to think it through

vsto reflect on

• Informal

105 3.2

To look at all the details and what may happen before you decide

is careful deep thought without the requirement to plan actions

D

to dwell on

vsto reflect on

53 5.2

To think or talk a lot about something upsetting

is deep thought without the persistent negative or troubling focus

D

to deliberate

vsto reflect on

43 4.4

To think about something very carefully before deciding

is individual deep thought rather than formal group or procedural consideration

M

to mull

vsto reflect on

36 4.7

Think carefully for a long time before making a decision

is deep thought without the specific decision or timing focus

M

to muse

vsto reflect on

35 6.1

To think about something carefully for a long time

is deep thinking without the gentle or pleasant reflective tone

R

to review

vsto reflect on

20 2.3

To think about past events to remember or judge them

is deep thought not limited to remembering or assessing past events

M

to mull over

vsto reflect on

19 4.0

To think carefully about something before deciding

is deep thought not necessarily aimed at making a decision

R

to ruminate

vsto reflect on

10 7.6

To think carefully about something for a long time

is careful and deep without the repeated or obsessive quality

T

to think over

vsto reflect on

8 3.0

To look at something carefully before deciding

is deep thought not always tied to choosing or deciding

C

to cogitate

vsto reflect on

• Formal

3 8.5

To think carefully and deeply about something

is the neutral everyday expression for deep careful thought

P

to ponder over

vsto reflect on

1 4.1

To think carefully about something for a long time

is careful and deep but not limited to long or single issues

I

to introspect

vsto reflect on

1 7.7

To think carefully about your own thoughts and feelings

is deep thought about anything, not only one's personal inner life

E

to excogitate

vsto reflect on

• Formal

9.9

To think very carefully to find a new idea or solution

is deep thought without the specific goal of producing a solution

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

D

to dismiss

332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

How Deeply

to ruminate

10 7.6

to contemplate

186 4.8

to reflect on

120 4.0

to consider

∞ 1.1

to think about

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology