Synonyms of ruminates

ruminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of ruminate

as in ponders

to give serious and careful thought to

the minister hoped that the congregation would spend the remainder of the week ruminating the message of his sermon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ponders
• contemplates
• entertains
• considers
• debates
• weighs
• explores
• eyes
• studies
• questions
• meditates
• deliberates
• analyzes
• cogitates
• reviews
• looks at
• revolves
• thinks (about or over)
• wrestles (with)
• mulls (over)
• chews on
• pores (over)
• turns
• reminisces
• perpends
• chews over
• digests
• beats one's brains out (about)
• cudgels one's brains (about)
• reflects (on or upon)
• muses (upon)
• opines
• concludes
• kicks around
• believes
• reasons
• speculates (about)
• conceives
• absorbs
• second-guesses
• broods (about or over)
• assimilates
• dwells (on or upon)
• frets (about or over)
• obsesses (about or over)
• fixates (on or upon)
• drinks (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• overlooks
• rejects
• dismisses
• slights
• pooh-poohs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ruminates

The most tonally bizarre Apes movie ruminates on that question with a mixture of money-saving light comedy and mic-drop grimness. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

As such, the work ruminates on the gendered impact of the violence of war and the absence of the voices of women and children, ironically the most affected groups, in global strife. — Zehra Jumabhoy, Artforum, 25 June 2026

Delery ruminates on her wastrel youth. — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026

The father ruminates about the terror inside the school. — Krys Malcolm Belc, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026

However, in its second episode, dedicated to the limitations of Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington) and Yasmin’s (Marisa Abela) newfound marital bliss, the financial drama ruminates on generational trauma and the grace partners afford each other in times of crisis. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026

Across seven tracks, Tems ruminates on power, love, spirituality, mixed perceptions, and complicated feelings. — Nelson C.j, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025