Synonyms of contemplated

contemplated

verb

past tense of contemplate

1

as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to

she contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pondered
• debated
• considered
• studied
• entertained
• questioned
• weighed
• explored
• eyed
• reviewed
• analyzed
• ruminated
• deliberated
• meditated
• cogitated
• thought (about or over)
• looked at
• revolved
• mulled (over)
• wrestled (with)
• chewed on
• pored (over)
• turned
• perpended
• digested
• chewed over
• kicked around
• concluded
• believed
• reminisced
• reflected (on or upon)
• reasoned
• beat one's brains out (about)
• mused (upon)
• cudgeled one's brains (about)
• opined
• conceived
• speculated (about)
• absorbed
• brooded (about or over)
• obsessed (about or over)
• fretted (about or over)
• fixated (on or upon)
• dwelled (on or upon)
• second-guessed
• assimilated
• drank (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• rejected
• dismissed
• slighted
• pooh-poohed

2

as in planned

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

he waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planned
• intended
• proposed
• hoped
• meant
• looked
• went
• tried
• wished
• aimed
• designed
• calculated
• meditated
• attempted
• considered
• purposed
• aspired
• allowed
• purported
• dreamed
• debated
• figured on
• pondered
• plotted
• struggled
• accomplished
• endeavored
• effected
• achieved
• performed
• executed
• mulled (over)
• strove
• schemed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contemplated

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

Nvidia and other chipmakers fell more than 3% as investors contemplated the possibility that frontier labs could deliberately slow model development, and thus the massive infrastructure buildout thus far designed to support it. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026