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perpend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of perpend

to give serious and careful thought to

spent the long weekend perpending what he wanted to do with his life

Synonyms of perpend

chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), ponder, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, study, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with)

Words Related to perpend

muse (upon), reflect (on or upon), reminisce

analyze, explore, review

conclude, reason

second-guess, speculate (about)

brood (about or over), dwell (on or upon), fixate (on or upon), fret (about or over), obsess (about or over)

believe, conceive, opine

absorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in)

Phrases Synonymous with perpend

beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel oneʼs brains (about), look at

Near Antonyms of perpend

disregard, ignore, overlook, slight

dismiss, pooh-pooh (also pooh), reject

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