as in thoughtful
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
a contemplative person who likes to go on solitary walks the contemplative life of the monks at the abbey
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Recent Examples of contemplative
Boredom is a condition of eternal or transitioning dissatisfaction that can help find a new, contemplative approach to life.
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Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
East of Gatesville, outside Waco, is a convent of contemplative Catholic nuns, the Sisters of Mary Morning Star.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Qing Bao, known among zookeepers as a shy and contemplative panda, spent time on her climbing gym before sitting down to enjoy the bamboo special.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Using only in-game tools, Grylls lent the film both an organic view of gameplay and a cinematic, often contemplative eye.
—Brandon Yu, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contemplative
Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
East of Gatesville, outside Waco, is a convent of contemplative Catholic nuns, the Sisters of Mary Morning Star.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Qing Bao, known among zookeepers as a shy and contemplative panda, spent time on her climbing gym before sitting down to enjoy the bamboo special.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Using only in-game tools, Grylls lent the film both an organic view of gameplay and a cinematic, often contemplative eye.
—Brandon Yu, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contemplative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemplative
Adjective
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The pair both showed up to their second date on the beach with thoughtful gifts and eventually shared their first kiss before Tyler met Madison's family.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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This is a complex matter requiring thoughtful consideration and a long-term perspective.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This week, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco share a vulnerable highlight from their new collaborative album, Jessica Simpson makes a triumphant return to music with a country pop power ballad, and Japanese Breakfast delivers an appropriately melancholy track from her new LP.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Blanchett is apologetic and melancholy as Cate, and wonderfully snotty as Shelly, critiquing the privilege and luxury that the actress knows that famous people like her take for granted.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Covering 80% of roof area on commercial buildings in the U.S. with solar reflective material would be the equivalent to turning off 34 coal power plants for one year.—
Rob Lewallen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The dining room on the floor below has deep red carpets, gold chairs, burl wood walls in a herringbone pattern and reflective metallic paint on the ceiling that intensifies the rotating 360 degree views.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That’s fine, but the physical practice of putting pen to paper is part of the meditative experience of journaling.—
Ankur Bindal,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The film is Weerasethakul’s first set outside Thailand and is noted for its meditative pacing and immersive sound design.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rohan Goyal Double exposure This photo by Rohan Goyal, a 32-year-old with Down syndrome, captures his mother in a pensive mood laid over the image of a tall building.—
Charu Bahri,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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On March 11, Rodgers was seen looking pensive during a beachside stroll in Malibu, Calif.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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From a tense two-hander and a teen heist movie to a NSFW alien tale and a philosophical road trip from Hell, these titles played well on the big screen and deserve releases to serve the masses.—
William Earl,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Books of advice come in many forms: financial, spiritual, physical, philosophical.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Contemplative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemplative. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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