Synonyms of considering

considering 1 of 2

conjunction

as in seeing

for the reason that

considering the police have almost nothing to go on, I wouldn't expect the case to be solved anytime soon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeing
• because
• now
• since
• for
• whereas
• as
• being (as or as how or that)
• inasmuch as
• as long as
• 'cause

considering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of consider

1

as in regarding

to think of in a particular way

I consider him a very good friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regarding
• viewing
• calling
• counting
• thinking
• believing
• feeling
• looking (on or upon)
• accounting
• holding
• rating
• imagining
• taking for
• sensing
• reckoning
• setting down
• deeming
• esteeming
• conceiving
• fancying

2

as in contemplating

to give serious and careful thought to

carefully considering our options

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in thinking

to have as an opinion

consider the price too high

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinking
• believing
• guessing
• figuring
• imagining
• feeling
• supposing
• deeming
• judging
• conceiving
• assuming
• perceiving
• regarding
• holding
• allowing
• reckoning
• accepting
• viewing
• depending
• esteeming
• relying
• presuming
• concluding
• trusting
• inferring
• surmising
• deducing
• presupposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• doubting
• suspecting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• discrediting
• mistrusting
• disbelieving

4

as in anticipating

to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)

I had to consider the commute in deciding whether to take the job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regarding
• anticipating
• contemplating
• adjusting
• allowing (for)
• providing (for)
• expecting
• taking into account
• facing
• taking account of
• planning
• adapting
• factoring (in or into)
• foreseeing
• reckoning with
• accommodating
• calculating
• figuring on
• conditioning
• presuming
• assuming
• envisaging
• presupposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disregarding
• discounting
• factoring (out)

5

as in admiring

to think very highly or favorably of

her well-considered novels have seldom been best sellers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admiring
• respecting
• regarding
• appreciating
• praising
• liking
• commending
• loving
• enjoying
• approving
• valuing
• applauding
• complimenting
• esteeming
• crediting
• venerating
• revering
• acclaiming
• relishing
• reverencing
• favoring
• savoring
• fancying
• drinking (in)
• adoring
• accrediting
• setting store by
• reveling (in)
• delighting (in)
• grooving (on)
• worshipping
• digging
• idolizing
• canonizing
• cherishing
• doting (on)
• treasuring
• hallowing
• deifying
• prizing
• adulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• detesting
• abhorring
• dismissing
• loathing
• disregarding
• discounting
• condemning
• deploring
• decrying
• disliking
• disapproving
• abominating
• execrating
• disdaining
• frowning (on or upon)
• scorning
• vilifying
• disfavoring
• discountenancing
• kissing off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of considering

Verb

Travelers who are considering booking one of these flights can use websites like SkyAccess, which posts available empty leg inventory for flights weeks or months in advance. — Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026

The goalkeeping department has probably been downgraded, considering the highly promising Trafford left, and was replaced by Geronimo Rulli, a solid backup option at 34 years of age. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Looped Transformers are just one of several new architectures researchers are considering to make AI models more efficient but which can destroy all or some of a model’s chain of thought. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Landscape architects, developers, and institutions are taking note and considering how trees, natives, water, habitat, and access to green space can be integrated into spaces to support people’s overall well-being. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026

The report suggests considering inventory exposure, material-supply risk, and residual value, then developing responses with both economic and ecological validity. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

In any normal year for classical music in Washington, the Kennedy Center would be the first place to look when considering the season to come. — Charles T. Downey, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026

The chiefs rivalries uniforms will honor arrowhead stadium considering the 4 year window with these rivalry uniforms will be the last 4 years at arrowhead. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

The bullpen moving forward will continue to involve a lot of mixing and matching considering its current construction. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026