CONTEMPLATED Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

contemplated

verb

past tense of contemplate

as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to she contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision

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as in planned

to have in mind as a purpose or goal he waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while

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Recent Examples of contemplated The company — one of Britain’s largest public companies and an anchor of a London Stock Exchange that has lost a series of key listings to the US — has already contemplated slimming down its retail exposure. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026 As contemplated, the city would initially sell one acre to the developers for the first phase of the project when the plans receive final approval. — Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The sponsor also assumes the risk that contemplated add-ons will not close. — Chris Russo, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Several were initially contemplated for closure this year, but new Superintendent Rafael Villalobos paused that process last month. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Todd has already contemplated what a sibling Grammy showdown might look like. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Approximately 18% of all Latino high school students have seriously contemplated suicide and 42% of Latino youths reported constantly feeling sad or hopeless, recent congressional studies found. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Other incentives contemplated include a special 1% sales tax district in the project area and sales tax breaks on construction materials, city documents show. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026 Batavia city documents suggest this is not the first time a gate at the city boundary has been contemplated, though the city has at various points expressed its preference for having no gates at all and allowing traffic to flow in both directions. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

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In California, voters pondered whether to approve a one-off 5% tax on individuals with more than $1 billion in assets, with most of the money raised going toward health care services.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
In his own practice, Nagy pondered heady subject matter related to the corporatization of art and transmission of ideas and images across the globe.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pondered

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The robot’s customer pilot programs are planned for 2027, and commercial availability is targeted for the second half of 2028.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
The district will still need to issue another more than $200 million in bonds to pay for the facilities work, with future bond sales planned for 2027 and 2029.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of planned

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In late September, Clancy appeared in court for the first time since the trial ended, and the parties debated several of them.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, council members debated the Axon pilot program after hearing from scores of people who spoke out in opposition to more cameras.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of debated

Verb

In published updates, the company has attributed service restrictions and pricing changes to demand exceeding capacity, and outlined investments intended to reduce the backlog.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
New system expands research IBM said the system is intended to help organizations across Illinois explore computationally difficult problems using quantum computing.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of intended

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In a new study, researchers at the University of Ottawa have proposed this unconventional picture, which challenges some of modern physics’ biggest assumptions.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
The money behind the measures Support for Proposition 40 has totaled to nearly $35 million, mostly from the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, the healthcare workers union that proposed the tax.

— Vanessa Martínez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of proposed

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Commissioners studied the impacts of data centers on noise levels, public health, and local economies, and examined other cities across the United States that have navigated data center developments.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
Cerny reportedly studied theater at Indiana’s Valparaiso University and earned a master’s degree at Northwestern University.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026

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