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Thought definition

Thought is a noun meaning "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about." It has 4 meanings, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
noun
Syllables
1
Letters
7
How common
Everyday word

Thought as a noun

  1. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

    "the thought never entered my mind"

    Same sense: idea

  2. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

    "she paused for thought"

    Same sense: thinking, thought process, mentation, intellection, cerebration

  3. the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual

    "19th century thought"

  4. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

    "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

    Same sense: view, opinion, sentiment, persuasion

Synonyms and antonyms

All synonyms of thought, sense by sense

How to say thought

Thought has 1 syllable and rhymes with brought. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with thought

All 28 words that rhyme with thought

THOUGHT in word games

Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
14
Anagrams
0

Is THOUGHT a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check THOUGHT in the word checker, or unscramble THOUGHT to see the shorter words in its letters.

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.