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meditates

verb , present tense third-person singular of meditate

Synonyms and Antonyms of meditates

1 to give serious and careful thought to

I've been meditating a career change for months

Synonyms of meditates

chews over, cogitates, considers, contemplates, debates, deliberates, entertains, eyes, kicks around, mulls (over), perpends, ponders, pores (over), questions, revolves, ruminates, studies, thinks (about or over), turns, weighs, wrestles (with)

Words Related to meditates

muses (upon), reflects (on or upon), reminisces

analyzes, explores, reviews

concludes, reasons

second-guesses, speculates (about)

broods (about or over), dwells (on or upon), fixates (on or upon), frets (about or over), obsesses (about or over)

believes, conceives, opines

absorbs, assimilates, digests, drinks (in)

Phrases Synonymous with meditates

beats one's brains out (about), chews on, cudgels one's brains (about), looks at

Near Antonyms of meditates

disregards, ignores, overlooks, slights

dismisses, pooh-poohs (also poohs), rejects

2 to have in mind as a purpose or goal

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

Synonyms of meditates

aims, allows [chiefly Southern & Midland], aspires, calculates, contemplates, designs, goes [chiefly Southern & Midland], intends, looks, means, plans, proposes, purports, purposes

Words Related to meditates

dreams, hopes, wishes

considers, debates, mulls (over), ponders

attempts, endeavors, strives, struggles, tries

plots, schemes

accomplishes, achieves, effects, executes, performs

Phrases Synonymous with meditates

figures on

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