Synonyms for
Reflected
Definition
To bounce off a surface; to show an image of something
Synonyms & similar words
speculate
shine
contemplate
reverberate
thinkover
muse
ruminate
excogitate
mullover
ponder
chewover
meditate
unreflected
reflect
mull
mirrored
echoed
reproduced
duplicated
imitated
mimicked
repeated
copied
emulated
paralleled
resembled
countered
corresponded
matched
rejoined
responded
returned
answered
retorted
comeback
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- reflected light
- reflected glory
- reflected image
- reflected upon
- reflected in
- reflected the
- reflected the mood
Word family
Usage note
The word 'reflected' can refer to light bouncing off a surface, or to something that has been thought about carefully. Be mindful of the context to avoid ambiguity.
Example sentences
- The moon reflected in the lake.
- The car's headlights reflected in the rearview mirror.
- The glass reflected the sunlight.
- The teacher's words were reflected in the student's behavior.
- The painting reflected the artist's emotions.
Quotes
The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss.
We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.