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Ponder

🔄 Synonyms of "Ponder"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ruminateverb	(intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
contemplateverb	To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
speculateverb	(intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
mullnoun	(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
reflectverb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
mull oververb	(transitive) To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
meditateverb	(intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
chew oververb	(transitive) To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
think oververb	(idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
musenoun	Of a person: a source of inspiration.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ponder"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
mullverb	(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
mull oververb	(transitive) To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
chew oververb	(transitive) To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
think oververb	(idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
meditateverb	(intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
contemplateverb	To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
speculateverb	(intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
museverb	Of a person: a source of inspiration.
reflectverb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
ruminateverb	(intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
thinkverb	(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
considerverb	(transitive) To think about seriously.
considered	Having been carefully thought out; maturely reflected upon.
consideringnoun	(informal) Given the circumstances; all in all; all things considered.
considerationnoun	The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
ideateverb	To generate an idea.
examineverb	To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
wonderverb	(uncountable) A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.
exploreverb	(transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
rethinkverb	To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.