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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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“You get atrophy, change in physiology from the minute you rupture it. The best thing to do is to fix it faster.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The first thing that popped into my mind was Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” and the connection goes beyond temptation and ingestion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

When a once-obscure strategy becomes the thing everyone is doing, the people coming to it last are the least informed about why it ever worked.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

"I thought I was going to have a happy, quiet birthday but little did I know what a lovely thing was planned," Betty said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

And even if hope was still a hard thing to have, she laughed again.

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