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pore (over)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pore (over)

1 to give serious and careful thought to

  • the committee will probably pore over the results of the study for a long time before making their decision
Synonyms of pore (over)

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

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 pore (over)

beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel oneʼs brains (about), look at
Near Antonyms of pore (over)

disregard, ignore, overlook, slight

dismiss, pooh-pooh (also pooh), reject

2 to go over and mentally take in the content of

  • he pored over the textbook for hours in preparation for the test
Synonyms of pore (over)

peruse, read
Words Related to pore (over)

browse, dip (into), leaf (through), scan, skim, speed-read, thumb (through), turn over

devour, gobble (up)

slog (through), wade (through)

reread

proofread

decipher

review, study

apprehend, comprehend, get, grasp, make, make out, perceive, see, tumble (to), understand

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