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reflective

/ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/adjective3 syllables

Reflective means: deeply or seriously thoughtful.

Synonyms for reflective13

adjective, as in deeply or seriously thoughtful

brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, ruminative, thoughtful

adjective, as in capable of physically reflecting light or sound

mirrorlike, specular, reflecting

adjective, as in devoted to matters of the mind

intellectual

Opposites of reflective

nonreflective

What does reflective mean?3

adjective

1

deeply or seriously thoughtful“Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the ‘Byronic hero’ - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man”

2

capable of physically reflecting light or sound“a reflective surface”

3

devoted to matters of the mind“the reflective type”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with reflective?19

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Reflective in a sentence

  • Wear your reflective tape so you can be seen.Amastan
  • The tyre wall is coated with a reflective material to provide extra visibility in the dark.sundown
  • Tom was wearing a reflective vest.Ergulis

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