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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It’s kind of a rare thing for all three of you guys to be in one place at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

What’s the most significant thing that happened to Donald Trump in 1977?

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The usual retort in a bull market for the new-new thing is that skeptics “don’t get it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"Folding clothes, coffee making... cooking a very specific thing, sandwich making," Objectways head Ravi Shankar said, listing videos requested by clients.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

She gets what it’s like to be teased, because the same thing happened to her when she was growing up.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

thing

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