cerebration
121ideation — noun the process of forming and relating ideas • Derivationally related forms: ↑ideational, ↑ideate • Hypernyms: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑thought process, ↑cerebration, ↑intellection, ↑ …
122line of thought — noun a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group • Hypernyms: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑thought process, ↑cerebration, ↑intellection, ↑mentation …
123logical thinking — noun thinking that is coherent and logical • Syn: ↑reasoning, ↑abstract thought • Derivationally related forms: ↑reason (for: ↑reasoning) • Hypernyms: ↑thinki …
124mental synthesis — noun the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought • Syn: ↑construction • Hypernyms: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑thought process, ↑cerebration, ↑intellection, ↑mentation …
125mysticism — noun 1. a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality • Syn: ↑religious mysticism • Derivationally related forms: ↑mystic, ↑mystical • Hypernyms: ↑religion, ↑faith, ↑ …
126out-of-the-box thinking — noun thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity • Syn: ↑divergent thinking • Ant: ↑convergent thinking (for: ↑divergent… …
127planning — noun 1. an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action (Freq. 25) the planning was more fun than the trip itself • Derivationally related forms: ↑plan • Hypernyms: ↑preparation, ↑readying • …
128problem solving — noun 1. the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems • Hypernyms: ↑cognitive psychology 2. the thought processes involved in solving a problem • Hypernyms: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑thought process,… …
