CONSIDERS Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

considers

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Definition of considers next

present tense third-person singular of consider

as in regards

to think of in a particular way I consider him a very good friend

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as in contemplates

to give serious and careful thought to carefully considering our options

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as in thinks

to have as an opinion consider the price too high

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as in anticipates

to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies) I had to consider the commute in deciding whether to take the job

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as in admires

to think very highly or favorably of her well-considered novels have seldom been best sellers

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Recent Examples of considers Japan considers China a growing security threat and has pushed a military buildup on southwestern islands near the East China Sea. —

Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026 Other provisions would bolster court oversight of settlements, as well as strengthen the ability of state attorneys general to weigh in as a judge considers whether to sign off on an agreement. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026 Japan considers China a growing security threat and has pushed a military buildup on southwestern islands near the East China Sea. —

Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 The update considers not just age, but also risk gleaned from the new PREVENT risk calculator. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026 That minimum first considers what’s required to keep the Biscayne Aquifer, which is a source of drinking water for 3 to 4 million people in South Florida, from getting too low and risking saltwater intrusion. —

Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026 Jan Steyn considers the literary lessons of gout. —

Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 But Jessi considers Gabi the real smoking gun. —

Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 The judge, as any judge, left, right or neutral, rightly carefully considers and rules based on the law, which is something the felon in the White House should do. —

Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026

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The news regards their mother Donna Kelce, a longtime sidelines fixture at her sons’ football games.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The darker strands of the young Tennyson’s existence—madness, spurned love, ruinous genes, insolvency—would become the themes of a later poem that Holmes regards as pivotal.

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026