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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 one's 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)

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)

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

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