Synonyms of deliberated

deliberated

verb

past tense of deliberate

as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to

the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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