Synonyms of deliberating

deliberating

verb

present participle of deliberate

as in pondering

to give serious and careful thought to

the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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