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wrestle (with)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wrestle (with)

to give serious and careful thought to

I've been wrestling with the idea of switching careers for quite some time

Synonyms of wrestle (with)

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

Words Related to wrestle (with)

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 wrestle (with)

beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel oneʼs brains (about), look at

Near Antonyms of wrestle (with)

disregard, ignore, overlook, slight

dismiss, pooh-pooh (also pooh), reject

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