Synonyms for reflective
rɪˈflɛk tɪvre·flec·tive

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1. brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminativeadjective

   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";

   Synonyms:
   contemplative, meditative, brooding, pensive, wistful, broody, ruminative, musing, pondering

   Antonyms:
   nonintellectual, nonreflective, echoless, thoughtless, nonreflecting

2. reflectiveadjective

   capable of physically reflecting light or sound

   "a reflective surface"

   Synonyms:
   contemplative, meditative, brooding, pensive, broody, ruminative, musing, pondering

   Antonyms:
   nonreflecting, thoughtless, nonreflective, echoless, nonintellectual

3. reflectiveadjective

   devoted to matters of the mind

   "the reflective type"

   Synonyms:
   contemplative, meditative, brooding, pensive, broody, ruminative, musing, pondering

   Antonyms:
   nonintellectual, nonreflecting, nonreflective, thoughtless, echoless

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1. reflectiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   reflecting, reflexive

2. reflectiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   thoughtful, musing, deliberating, pondering, cogitating

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1. List of paraphrases for "reflective":

   reflexive, reflector, retroreflective, retro-reflective, illuminating, thoughtful, reflects

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1. Steven Camarota:

   [Collecting welfare] shouldn’t be seen as a moral failing on the part of immigrants, but reflective of what happens when you let lots of people who have modest levels of education in a modern society, either you select immigrants who aren’t going to need programs or accept that they’re going to take up a lot of welfare. You can’t try and solve it once they’re here.

2. Jen Psaki:

   It’s important that our notes are... reflective of the history and diversity of our country and Harriet Tubman’s image gracing the new $20 note would certainly reflect that, so we are exploring ways to speed up that effort.

3. Ted Kaufman:

   For months, the Biden-Harris transition has laid the groundwork for a Biden-Harris administration, and at the core of that work is an unrelenting commitment to diversity, as we continue working full-speed ahead to Inauguration, our diverse group of leaders and staff are reflective of America -- upholding President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris' belief that through diverse voices we can develop and implement a policy vision to tackle our nation's toughest challenges.

4. Martin Reeves:

   If the child is too upset to be reflective, the first step might be dealing with their sadness.

5. Matt Kaufler:

   The net enthusiasm in the market is reflective of hopes that the Greek crisis is going to be resolved here shortly.