Mind
Mind noun - An idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge.
Usage example: please speak your mind freely on this matter
Thought is a synonym for mind in attention topic. In some cases you can use "Thought" instead a noun "Mind", when it comes to topics like intelligence, mentality, mindset.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| rational | rational mind | rational thought |
| conscious | conscious mind | conscious thought |
| individual | individual mind | individual thought |
| human | human mind | human thought |
| Other adjectives: good, alien, original, true, single, simple, dirty, intelligent, real, collective, great, dangerous, little, bad, creative, military, scientific, modern, subconscious. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Somewhat mitigated by the fact that when she was around 4 her mother lost her mind and thought that a doll was Asuka.
Source: Anti Hero / Anime and Manga - Later in his life he changed his mind and thought the Prince That Was Promised was his son Aegon, or rather well The Chosen Many were his children, since he claimed that "the dragon must have three heads".
Source: The Unchosen One -
Traumatic Superpower Awakening: Mantis had his powers fully awaken after he accidentally read his father's mind and thought his father would kill him, resulting in the destruction of his entire village.
Source: Videogame / Metal Gear Solid
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