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111thinking — adj 1. rational, reasoning, reasonable, sensible, cerebral; logical, practical, pragmatic; intelligent, knowing, ratiocinative, percipient, perceiving; analytic, ideational, philosophical, sophic; speculative, imaginative. 2. reflective,… …
112dereistic thinking — thinking not in accordance with the facts of reality and experience and following illogical, idiosyncratic reasoning. Used interchangeably with autistic thinking, although not an exact synonym: dereistic emphasizes disconnection from reality and… …
113magical thinking — thinking characterized by the belief that thinking or wishing something can cause it to occur; it is normal in childhood and dreams but also occurs in schizophrenia and other mental disorders …
114big-sky thinking — thinking that includes everything, from horizon to horizon; think outside the box Yes, we need to make common sense decisions, but first let s do some big sky thinking. coined by Jeffery Phillips …
115wishful thinking — thinking or talking about something that you would very much like to happen although you know it probably will not happen. Do you think you might be in line for promotion, then? No, it s just wishful thinking …
116abstract thinking — thinking characterized by the ability to appreciate and use metaphors, concepts, and generalizations, to think symbolically, to reason and predict, and to formulate hypotheses and draw conclusions. Cf. concrete t …
117concrete thinking — thinking grounded in the literal, limited in the use or understanding of metaphor or nuance, and representing objects or ideas as specific items rather than as abstractions, generalizations, or totalities. Cf. abstract t …
118thinking distance — noun The distance travelled by a vehicle between the time that it needs to brake is perceived and the time that the brakes are applied …
119thinking to oneself — as in I thought to myself: ‘We’re lost,’ is always tautological; there is no one else to whom one can think. Delete to myself. Similarly vacuous is in my mind in constructions like I could picture in my mind where the offices had been …
120thinking man — serious minded person …
