reflect
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
manifest or bring back
This action reflects his true beliefs
Types & categories
- point hypernym
Sense 2 verb
reflect deeply on a subject
I mulled over the events of the afternoon
Types & categories
- cerebrate hypernym
- premeditate hyponym
- theologize hyponym
- introspect hyponym
- bethink hyponym
- cogitate hyponym
- wonder hyponym
- puzzle hyponym
- consider hyponym
Related & opposite
- rumination derivation
- meditation derivation
- muse derivation
- muser derivation
- inquisitive derivation
- reflective derivation
- musing derivation
- excogitative derivation
Sense 3 verb
to throw or bend back (from a surface)
Sound is reflected well in this auditorium
Types & categories
- reverberate hyponym
- mirror hyponym
Related & opposite
- reflector derivation
- reverberant derivation
- acoustics domain topic
- reverberate verb group
Sense 4 verb
be bright by reflecting or casting light
Drive carefully--the wet road reflects
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- radiancy derivation
- shiner derivation
- reflective derivation
Sense 5 verb
show an image of
her sunglasses reflected his image
Types & categories
- show hypernym
Related & opposite
- optics domain topic
Sense 6 verb
give evidence of a certain behavior
His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him
Types & categories
- evidence hypernym
Related & opposite
- reflect verb group
Sense 7 verb
give evidence of the quality of
The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- reflect verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | point |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rumination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | meditation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | muse |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | muser |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inquisitive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reflective |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | musing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | excogitative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cerebrate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | premeditate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | theologize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | introspect |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bethink |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cogitate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wonder |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | puzzle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | consider |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | reflector |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | reverberant |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | acoustics |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | reverberate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reverberate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mirror |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | radiancy |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | shiner |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | reflective |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | give out |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | resplend |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | glare |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | opalesce |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | luminesce |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sparkle |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | optics |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | show |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | reflect |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | evidence |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | reflect |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | evidence |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | mirror |