Synonyms of beats one's brains out (about)

beats one's brains out (about)

phrase

present tense third-person singular of beat one's brains out (about)

as in debates

to give serious and careful thought to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debates
• entertains
• contemplates
• ponders
• considers
• eyes
• studies
• questions
• chews on
• weighs
• looks at
• explores
• cudgels one's brains (about)
• reviews
• thinks (about or over)
• analyzes
• mulls (over)
• cogitates
• wrestles (with)
• ruminates
• deliberates
• chews over
• revolves
• pores (over)
• meditates
• reflects (on or upon)
• perpends
• turns
• kicks around
• muses (upon)
• reminisces
• digests
• reasons
• speculates (about)
• concludes
• dwells (on or upon)
• fixates (on or upon)
• believes
• frets (about or over)
• drinks (in)
• broods (about or over)
• opines
• obsesses (about or over)
• absorbs
• second-guesses
• conceives
• assimilates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• overlooks
• slights
• rejects
• dismisses
• pooh-poohs