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beating one's brains out (about)

phrase , present participle of beat one's brains out (about)

Synonyms and Antonyms of beating one's brains out (about)

to give serious and careful thought to

He beat his brains out trying to come up with a solution.

Synonyms of beating one's brains out (about)

chewing over, cogitating, considering, contemplating, debating, deliberating, entertaining, eyeing (or eying), kicking around, meditating, mulling (over), perpending, pondering, poring (over), questioning, revolving, ruminating, studying, thinking (about or over), turning, weighing, wrestling (with)

Words Related to beating one's brains out (about)

musing (upon), reflecting (on or upon), reminiscing

analyzing, exploring, reviewing

concluding, reasoning

second-guessing, speculating (about)

brooding (about or over), dwelling (on or upon), fixating (on or upon), fretting (about or over), obsessing (about or over)

believing, conceiving, opining

absorbing, assimilating, digesting, drinking (in)

Phrases Synonymous with beating one's brains out (about)

chewing on, cudgeling one's brains (about), looking at

Near Antonyms of beating one's brains out (about)

disregarding, ignoring, overlooking, slighting

dismissing, pooh-poohing (also poohing), rejecting

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