Synonyms of cudgeling one's brains (about)

cudgeling one's brains (about)

phrase

present participle of cudgel one's brains (about)

as in contemplating

to give serious and careful thought to

She cudgeled her brains about why he would make such a risky move.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplating
• pondering
• entertaining
• considering
• debating
• looking at
• thinking (about or over)
• studying
• chewing on
• mulling (over)
• wrestling (with)
• questioning
• poring (over)
• weighing
• eyeing
• beating one's brains out (about)
• exploring
• chewing over
• reviewing
• analyzing
• kicking around
• reflecting (on or upon)
• deliberating
• perpending
• ruminating
• musing (upon)
• revolving
• meditating
• cogitating
• brooding (about or over)
• dwelling (on or upon)
• speculating (about)
• fretting (about or over)
• drinking (in)
• turning
• obsessing (about or over)
• fixating (on or upon)
• reasoning
• digesting
• reminiscing
• concluding
• believing
• second-guessing
• absorbing
• opining
• conceiving
• assimilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• rejecting
• dismissing
• slighting
• pooh-poohing