Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun excogitation

2 senses of excogitation

Sense 1
excogitation -- (thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it)
       => thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation -- (the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought")

Sense 2
invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design -- (the creation of something in the mind)
       => creativity, creativeness, creative thinking -- (the ability to create)