Synonyms and Antonyms of rumination
synonym (synonym of rumination)
- (noun.cognition)a calm, lengthy, intent consideration (noun.cognition)
hypernym (rumination IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- (of ruminants) chewing (the cud) (noun.act)biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow (noun.act)
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration (noun.cognition)the process of giving careful thought to something (noun.cognition)
- regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding (noun.act)the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth (noun.act)
hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF rumination relation)
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration (noun.cognition)attentive consideration and meditation (noun.cognition)
- (noun.cognition)continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature (noun.cognition)
- (noun.cognition)(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) (noun.cognition)
- (noun.cognition)the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct (noun.cognition)
derivation (.... is derived from rumination)
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration (noun.cognition)chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think overreflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)
- (verb.cognition)think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes (verb.cognition)
