Synonyms of cogitating

cogitating

verb

present participle of cogitate

as in pondering

to give serious and careful thought to

by the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it'll be almost over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pondering
• contemplating
• debating
• considering
• studying
• entertaining
• questioning
• weighing
• eying
• exploring
• ruminating
• analyzing
• reviewing
• deliberating
• eyeing
• meditating
• looking at
• thinking (about or over)
• wrestling (with)
• mulling (over)
• revolving
• chewing on
• poring (over)
• digesting
• turning
• perpending
• chewing over
• kicking around
• reasoning
• reminiscing
• reflecting (on or upon)
• beating one's brains out (about)
• cudgeling one's brains (about)
• musing (upon)
• believing
• concluding
• opining
• absorbing
• speculating (about)
• second-guessing
• conceiving
• dwelling (on or upon)
• brooding (about or over)
• fixating (on or upon)
• fretting (about or over)
• assimilating
• obsessing (about or over)
• drinking (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• overlooking
• slighting
• rejecting
• dismissing
• poohing
• pooh-poohing