I.
noun
1 using your mind to think
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep , hard , serious
▪
This topic requires a lot of deep ~.
▪ good
▪
Yes, I'll email her instead—that's good ~ (= a good idea) .
▪ clear , logical , rational
▪ muddled ( esp. BrE )
▪ quick
▪ forward
▪
The school would have made better use of the money with a little forward ~.
▪ positive
▪ abstract , analytical , critical
▪ creative , independent , innovative , original
▪ lateral
▪ wishful
▪
His claims to be a millionaire are just wishful ~.
… OF THINKING
▪ piece ( esp. BrE )
▪
a brilliant piece of lateral ~
VERB + THINKING
▪ do
▪
We have some hard ~ to do before we agree to the plan.
▪ apply , use
▪
The book shows you how to apply critical ~ to your studies.
▪ encourage , promote , stimulate
▪
She believes in encouraging creative ~ in the classroom.
▪
We hope that her book will stimulate ~ about this subject.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ behind
▪
It was difficult to see what the ~ was behind their eventual decision.
2 opinion
ADJECTIVE
▪ contemporary , current , modern
▪ fresh , new
▪ conventional , old , traditional
▪ divergent
▪ government ( esp. BrE )
▪
The latest announcement marks a major shift in government ~.
▪ Labour , Republican , etc.
▪ economic , historical , political , scientific , etc.
▪
Traditional educational ~ placed importance on learning by rote.
▪ feminist , socialist , etc.
▪ military , strategic
VERB + THINKING
▪ develop , influence , shape
▪ clarify , explain
▪ change
▪
They are unlikely to have changed their ~ so soon.
▪ dominate
▪
His writings on motorized warfare dominated strategic ~ in the 1930s.
PREPOSITION
▪ in … ~
▪
contemporary trends in feminist ~
▪ ~ about , ~ on
▪
What is the current party ~ on welfare benefits?
PHRASES
▪ a shift in sb's ~
▪
There's been a shift in government ~ on genetically modified food.
▪ to sb's way of ~ (= in sb's opinion)
▪
To my way of ~, it would just be a massive waste of money.
II.
adj.
Thinking is used with these nouns: ↑ mind