Unscramble reflect

Definition of reflect

verb:

• manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs".
• reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon", "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years", "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate". Synonyms: chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, ruminate, speculate, think over.
• to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium". Synonyms: reverberate.
• be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects". Synonyms: shine.
• show an image of; "her sunglasses reflected his image".
• give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him".
• give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student".

Related words

bethink, cogitate, consider, coruscate, glare, introspect, luminesce, mirror, opalesce, premeditate, puzzle, question, resplend, reverberate, scintillate, sparkle, study, theologise, theologize, wonder.

Words nearby

deflect, reelect.

Rhymes with

affect, brecht, checked, collect, confect, connect, correct, defect, deflect, deject, detect, direct, direct, direct, disaffect, disconnect, disinfect, disrespect, dissect, effect.