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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Conservative shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge said Healey had "done the decent thing" by resigning after being "left with no choice".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Trading at a premium to SpaceX might not be a good thing.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

We start measuring ourselves against the most aggressive thing we could have owned, instead of against our own goals.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s an acknowledgment of your work, but in that, Bowen and I think the No. 1 thing that’s the funniest thing in the world is people who take themselves that seriously.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The space-time thing was just part of your game.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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