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

There are also two off-site restaurants worth considering, both reachable on foot or via the hotel’s tuk-tuk. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

But according to multiple reports, including the Associated Press, Blackburn is not considering tapping Hegseth. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2026

Wright’s record of growing sandwich chain Potbelly was likely seen attractive to Wendy’s board, considering same-store sales have fallen for six consecutive quarters. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Two years after a jury made Donald Trump the first president to enter office as a felon, a New York appeals court is considering his bid to throw out his criminal hush money conviction. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

The New York Times reported last month that Newsom was considering the possibility of commuting the sentences of California’s 548 death row prisoners as one of his final acts as governor. — Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

While the latter is the tallest volcano in the solar system, at 374 miles (600 km) across, about the size of Arizona, the Alba Mons region is the largest volcano when considering surface area. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

But spot-on precision, while enviable, is not what polls can be expected to produce, considering the many ways error can infiltrate opinion surveys. — W Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Coloradans are considering a proposal to require ballot questions to be written in plain, 8th grade level English. — Jahd Khalil, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026