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Defenition of the word reflect

    • Defenition of the word reflect

      • To actively and consciously use one's mental powers, usually to form ideas.
      • To give evidence of the quality of.
      • To return a smooth, shiny surface, the image of a body.
      • think about at length and in depth; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
      • to throw or bend back from a surface; "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes."
      • bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
      • be bright by reflecting or casting light
      • reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
      • give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
      • give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
      • to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person''s eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
      • manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
      • be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
      • reflect deeply on a subject
      • give evidence of the quality of
      • give evidence of a certain behavior
      • to throw or bend back (from a surface)
      • show an image of
      • manifest or bring back

    Synonyms for the word reflect

      • be a sign of
      • chew on
      • chew over
      • cogitate
      • consider
      • contemplate
      • display
      • echo
      • exhibit
      • expose
      • imitate
      • indicate
      • manifest
      • meditate
      • mirror
      • mull
      • mull over
      • muse
      • point toward
      • ponder
      • replicate
      • reproduce
      • return
      • reveal
      • ruminate
      • shine
      • show
      • signal
      • speculate
      • suggest
      • think
      • think about
      • think over
      • wonder about

    Similar words in the reflect

      • reflect
      • reflected
      • reflecting
      • reflection
      • reflection's
      • reflections
      • reflective
      • reflector
      • reflector's
      • reflectors
      • reflects

    Hyponyms for the word reflect

      • bethink
      • cogitate
      • consider
      • coruscate
      • glare
      • introspect
      • luminesce
      • mirror
      • opalesce
      • premeditate
      • puzzle
      • question
      • redound
      • resplend
      • reverberate
      • scintillate
      • sparkle
      • study
      • theologise
      • theologize
      • wonder

    Hypernyms for the word reflect

      • attest
      • cerebrate
      • certify
      • cogitate
      • demonstrate
      • designate
      • emit
      • evidence
      • give off
      • give out
      • indicate
      • manifest
      • point
      • show
      • think

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