Definition of Thought-provoking

1. Adjective. Stimulating interest or thought. "A thought-provoking book"

Exact synonyms: Challenging
Similar to: Stimulating

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thought-provoking

thou
thou'lt
thou'rt
thou'st
thoued
thouest
though
thought
thought-controlled
thought-form
thought-forms
thought-image
thought-out
thought-process
thought-processes
thought-provoking (current term)
thought-reader
thought-world
thought balloon
thought balloons
thought broadcasting
thought bubble
thought bubbles
thought experiment
thought experiments
thought insertion
thought out
thought police
thought process
thought process disorder

Literary usage of Thought-provoking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Motivation & Learning: A Teacher's Guide to Building Excitement for Learning by Spence Rogers, Jim Ludington, Shari Graham (1999)
"... Group Processing 4.58 THOUGHT PROVOKING QUESTIONS/PROMPTS Focus on asking questions or prompting activities that stimulate thinking. ..."

2. Trade Tests in Education by Herbert Anderson Toops (1921)
"The question then is, "For a given amount of examination time, will X thought provoking questions or (X + Y ) informational questions give higher ..."

3. Trade Tests in Education by Herbert Anderson Toops (1921)
"The question then is, "For a given amount of examination time, will X thought provoking questions or (X + Y ) informational questions give higher ..."

4. Trade Tests in Education by Herbert Anderson Toops (1921)
"The question then is, "For a given amount of examination time, will X thought provoking questions or (X + Y ) informational questions give higher ..."

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