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pored (over)

verb , past tense of pore (over)

Synonyms and Antonyms of pored (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 pored (over)

chewed over, cogitated, considered, contemplated, debated, deliberated, entertained, eyed, kicked around, meditated, mulled (over), perpended, pondered, questioned, revolved, ruminated, studied, thought (about or over), turned, weighed, wrestled (with)

Words Related to pored (over)

mused (upon), reflected (on or upon), reminisced

analyzed, explored, reviewed

concluded, reasoned

second-guessed, speculated (about)

brooded (about or over), dwelled (on or upon) (or dwelt (on or upon)), fixated (on or upon), fretted (about or over), obsessed (about or over)

believed, conceived, opined

absorbed, assimilated, digested, drank (in)

Phrases Synonymous with pored (over)

beat one's brains out (about), chewed on, cudgeled one's brains (about), looked at

Near Antonyms of pored (over)

disregarded, ignored, overlooked, slighted

dismissed, pooh-poohed (also poohed), rejected

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 pored (over)

Words Related to pored (over)

browsed, dipped (into), leafed (through), scanned, skimmed, speed-read, thumbed (through), turned over

devoured, gobbled (up)

slogged (through), waded (through)

reviewed, studied

apprehended, comprehended, got, grasped, made, made out, perceived, saw, tumbled (to), understood

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