Synonyms of meditated

meditated

verb

past tense of meditate

1

as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to

I've been meditating a career change for months

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

had meditated a quick return to work after having the baby, but circumstances changed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of meditated

The Zodiac characters appear on lotus leaves like the ones the Buddha meditated on. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

Women meditated on Christ’s Passion, following its stages in prayers that drew power from their own physical suffering. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Biss, who often speaks at the Memorial Day and Veterans Day events at Fountain Square, meditated this year on loss and sacrifice. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026

Everyone sipped, meditated, reset — and then CA7RIEL and Paco tore the cover off the chill and delivered a high-octane performance that will not soon be forgotten. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026

After all, Moses famously spent 40 days and 40 nights alone on Mount Sinai before receiving the 10 commandments from God, and Buddha meditated for 49 days under a Bodhi tree before reaching enlightenment. — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026

The locals know it as the sacred place where ancient kahuna po'o (high priests) meditated and received wisdom. — Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026

Advertisement For anyone who has ever meditated for any length of time, this is self-evident. — Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025

Rooted in a period of personal upheaval, the lineup meditated on loss, rupture, and the quiet work of renewal. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019