Definitions

thing

[thing] / θɪŋ /

NOUN

something felt, seen, perceived

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anything business concept concern element everything fact information item material matter object part person phenomenon piece point situation stuff subject word

STRONG

affair apparatus article being body circumstance commodity configuration contrivance corporeality creature device entity existence figure form gadget goods implement individual instrument machine materiality means mechanism portion shape substance tool

WEAK

existent jawn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nothing whole

STRONG

concept disorganization

NOUN

act, event

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment action doing event happening job phenomenon task work

STRONG

circumstance deed duty episode eventuality exploit feat incident movement obligation occasion occurrence proceeding stunt

NOUN

aspect, characteristic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detail element factor feature item point quality thought

STRONG

article attribute facet particular property statement trait

NOUN

idea, obsession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attitude thought

STRONG

craze fad fetish fixation hang-up impression mania notion opinion phobia preoccupation quirk

WEAK

bee in bonnet idée fixe

Antonyms

WEAK

dislike hate hatred

Example Sentences

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A Florida jury hearing an opioid-related case planned a group costume inspired by a pair of Dr. Seuss characters, Thing One and Thing Two.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"I was an apparition for most of my youth," she sings on Now, the autobiographical opening track of her 2023 album Good Thing We Stayed.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Appeared in the April 21, 2026, print edition as 'In Iran, Winning Is the Only Thing'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

That A.I. detection is finally catching up is, on balance, a Good Thing.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Thing is, sometimes I follow the rules and still deal with crap.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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