PERPEND Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

perpend

verb

(ˌ)pər-ˈpend

Definition of perpend

as in to contemplate

to give serious and careful thought to spent the long weekend perpending what he wanted to do with his life

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James did indeed contemplate retirement after the Lakers were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Because of these problems, the Federal Reserve is contemplating leaving the check processing business.

— Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Definition of contemplate

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Whether Wesneski’s return will be enough to bolster one of baseball’s worst rotations is a question general manager Dana Brown must ponder across the next two weeks.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 July 2026
First, ponder crowded housing, a signal of affordability stress, as the share of families living with other families.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 July 2026

Definition of ponder

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The politically-fraught topic is also the subject of debate in Washington and in city councils and commissioners courts across the state, where communities have considered local tax incentives.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
The sandwiches don’t need to be boring in order to be quick and simple — consider gyros.

— Kate Williams, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of consider

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On July 11-12, SPW put on a show at the annual StocktonCon comic convention in Stockton, entertaining an ever-growing crowd of wrestling fans with tag-team and one-on-one fights throughout the weekend.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Konchalovsky’s miniseries certainly can’t be accused of being a scholarly work, but there is something distinctly Homeric about its tone and the fact that, above all, its goal is to entertain.

— Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Definition of entertain

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The Roots are eyeing Howard Terminal — the waterfront land where the A’s once explored a major stadium-and-housing development — as a site to build a temporary 8,000-seat stadium.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Officials have not announced an exact location for the Relativity rocket factory, but the company is reportedly eyeing a site in Titusville, just west of Kennedy Space Center.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

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