THINKS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

thinks

verb

present tense third-person singular of think

as in believes

to have as an opinion I think we should wait for someone to come help us out

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Recent Examples of thinks His daughter Jordan, 43, says Mary hated being inside and a part of her thinks that, just maybe, Mary went for a walk to higher ground before the floods struck. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal, president of Fischer Travel and a member of Four Seasons’ advisory board, thinks Airelles could be one of the biggest winners this season. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026 Philip Johnston is someone who thinks a lot about the Fermi paradox. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 As Kevin Warsh thinks more hawkishly than expected in Washington, the answers to many of his questions may be in Seoul. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026 But Emmett, who is a leader in the field and works with global drugmakers including AstraZeneca and Novartis, among others, thinks the pharma industry is scared of their power. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026 That’s not how this country is supposed to work, Koko thinks. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026 SpaceX therefore thinks the megarocket can revolutionize spaceflight, helping humanity expand its footprint out into the solar system. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026 While there may be dissent about how much transparency is the right amount, no one thinks Warsh is going to deliver a lot of it Friday. — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinks

Verb

Consequently, Shin believes the won has significant room for appreciation moving forward.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Kaltenbrunner believes that Hitler has been sent by God to rule over Germany.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of believes

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Switzerland imagines Highsmith as a recluse in the Alps, closely guarding a cache of weapons and secrets after a lifetime spent writing mysteries.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
The Komlós conjecture imagines each person (or object) as an arrow of length 1 called a unit vector.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of imagines

Verb

Her bill, Senate Bill 344, deems Midway Rising in full compliance with the state’s landmark California Environmental Quality Act, known was CEQA.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Robotics have generated buzz among franchisees, but no single prominent use case has emerged that Yum deems worthy of chasing.

— John Kell, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026