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contemplatedverbpast tense of contemplate to give serious and careful thought toshe contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision chewed over, cogitated, considered, debated, deliberated, entertained, eyed, kicked around, meditated, mulled (over), perpended, pondered, pored (over), questioned, revolved, ruminated, studied, thought (about or over), turned, weighed, wrestled (with) mused (upon), reflected (on or upon), reminiscedanalyzed, explored, reviewedconcluded, reasonedsecond-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, opinedabsorbed, assimilated, digested, drank (in) beat one's brains out (about), chewed on, cudgeled one's brains (about), looked at disregarded, ignored, overlooked, slighteddismissed, pooh-poohed(also poohed), rejected to have in mind as a purpose or goalhe waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while aimed, allowed(chiefly Southern & Midland), aspired, calculated, designed, intended, looked, meant, meditated, planned, proposed, purported, purposed, went(chiefly Southern & Midland) dreamed(or dreamt), hoped, wishedconsidered, debated, mulled (over), ponderedattempted, endeavored, strove(also strived), struggled, triedplotted, schemedaccomplished, achieved, effected, executed, performed figured on |