CONTEMPLATING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

contemplating

verb

present participle of contemplate

as in pondering

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

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as in planning

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

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Recent Examples of contemplating Against this backdrop, then, prospective CD account holders as well as those with an account set to mature this month, should start contemplating their next moves. —

Matt Richardson, CBS News, 15 June 2026 The antitrust hurdle cleared by Paramount comes as state attorneys general in California, New York and almost a dozen other states are contemplating an antitrust suit to put the brakes on what would become a mega-studio. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 June 2026 Anyone contemplating suicide or struggling with their mental health should call 9-8-8, the state’s crisis center consortium. —

David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 That puts state attorneys general contemplating a lawsuit on the clock. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026 To anyone contemplating leaving the city because of political biases, good night and good luck. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026 An independent commission had spent the previous year contemplating the dismal state of American democracy. —

Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 For those advocates, recent years have provided a rare chance to study life in the emerging canyonlands and to make their case to basin leaders who are contemplating the long-term future of Colorado River management. —

Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 Mattingly joined the Phillies as their new bench coach this season after leaving the Toronto Blue Jays and contemplating retirement. —

Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

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Any larger Hollywood studio would have likely insisted on a grander finale, but The Death of Robin Hood, produced by A24, left me pondering the foolishness of my need for such a denouement.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
That’s in addition to problems like data drift, bias in training data, black swan events, and other things that the panelists touched on in pondering the challenges of instituting these systems in a highly regulated industry.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026