📖 Definitions of "Meditative"
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to meditation.
"Yoga is a meditative practice."
- 2
Thoughtful; pensive.
"After hearing the news he became meditative."
🔄 Synonyms of "Meditative"
9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pensive | Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. |
| musingnoun | thought, meditation, contemplation |
| thoughtful | Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others. |
| contemplativenoun | Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative. |
| ruminative | Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful. |
| broodingnoun | Deeply or seriously thoughtful. |
| reflective | Pondering, especially thinking back on the past. |
| ponderingnoun | An act of rumination or cogitation. |
| broodynoun | Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Meditative"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| musing | Absorbed in thought; contemplative |
| ruminative | Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful. |
| pensive | Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. |
| contemplative | Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative. |
| ponderingnoun | An act of rumination or cogitation. |
| thoughtful | Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others. |
| reflective | Pondering, especially thinking back on the past. |
| brooding | Deeply or seriously thoughtful. |
| broody | Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. |
| cogitabund | (archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful. |
| meditationalnoun | Of, or pertaining to, meditation. |
| mediative | Pertaining to mediation; that mediates |
| mediatory | Of or relating to mediation. |
| mindlynoun | Of or relating to the mind; mental |
| mediational | Of or pertaining to mediation |
| contemplational | Relating to contemplation. |
| metaphysical | Immaterial, supersensual, beyond the physical. |
| mirativenoun | (uncountable, grammar) A grammatical mood that expresses (surprise at) unexpected revelations or new information. |
| mediterraneannoun | A region of Southern Europe and North Africa and Western Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. |
| medicnoun | A physician. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Meditative"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Meditative"
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