Synonyms of meditates

meditates

verb

present tense third-person singular of meditate

1

as in ponders

to give serious and careful thought to

I've been meditating a career change for months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ponders
• contemplates
• entertains
• considers
• debates
• weighs
• studies
• ruminates
• explores
• questions
• deliberates
• analyzes
• cogitates
• eyes
• perpends
• revolves
• reviews
• looks at
• chews on
• chews over
• turns
• digests
• reminisces
• wrestles (with)
• kicks around
• pores (over)
• mulls (over)
• cudgels one's brains (about)
• believes
• thinks (about or over)
• opines
• beats one's brains out (about)
• conceives
• concludes
• absorbs
• reasons
• assimilates
• muses (upon)
• second-guesses
• reflects (on or upon)
• broods (about or over)
• frets (about or over)
• obsesses (about or over)
• speculates (about)
• fixates (on or upon)
• dwells (on or upon)
• drinks (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• overlooks
• rejects
• dismisses
• slights
• pooh-poohs
• poohs

• ignores
• disregards
• overlooks
• rejects
• dismisses
• slights
• pooh-poohs
• poohs

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2

as in intends

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

• intends
• plans
• contemplates
• hopes
• goes
• means
• proposes
• tries
• looks
• aspires
• aims
• wishes
• calculates
• purports
• purposes
• designs
• figures on
• ponders
• considers
• attempts
• allows
• dreams
• strives
• struggles
• performs
• executes
• debates
• accomplishes
• achieves
• endeavors
• plots
• effects
• schemes
• mulls (over)