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studynoun a systematic search for the truth or facts about somethingconducted a study to determine the sleep needs of adolescents delving, disquisition, examen, examination, exploration, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, probation, probe, probing, research questaudit, checkcheckup, diagnosis, inspectionhearing, interrogation, trialfeeler, query, questionpoll, questionary, questionnaire, surveychallenge, cross-examination, going-over, grilling, quizrehearing, reinvestigationself-examination, self-exploration, self-questioning, self-reflection, self-scrutiny, soul-searching the state of being lost in thoughtfound her staring at the fire in a deep study daydreaming, reverie(also revery), trance, woolgathering contemplation, meditation, musingabsentmindedness, absorption, abstraction, preoccupationchimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy(also phantasy), figment, hallucination, illusion, phantasm(also fantasm), pipe dream, unreality, vision a careful weighing of the reasons for or against somethingthe idea is under study by the city council account, advisement, consideration, debate, deliberation, reflection, thought cogitation, contemplation, meditation, pondering, ruminationintrospectionagonizing, hesitation, indecisionpremeditation short shrift studyverbto use the mind to acquire knowledgeyou'll have to study hard and learn all about the Revolutionary War in order to pass the history test bone (up) cramgrind, swot(British)analyze, deduce, find outcon, learn, memorize, readresearch, restudyapprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, understandabsorb, digest go over, go through to commit to memoryhaving carefully studied the document, he could repeat what it said exactly con, learn, memorize hark back (to), mind(chiefly dialect), recall, recollect, relive, remember, reminisce (about), retain, think (of)accept, apprehend, comprehend, get, grasp, know, understandabsorb, digest unlearn disremember, forget, misrememberdisregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over) to give serious and careful thought toscientists who study the origin of the universe chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), perpend, ponder, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with) muse (upon), reflect (on or upon), reminisceanalyze, explore, reviewconclude, reasonsecond-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, opineabsorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in) beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel one's brains (about), look at disregard, ignore, overlook, slightdismiss, pooh-pooh(also pooh), reject v.consider, study, contemplate, weigh mean to think about in order to arrive at a judgment or decision.consider may suggest giving thought to in order to reach a suitable conclusion, opinion, or decision.refused even to consider my proposal study implies sustained purposeful concentration and attention to details and minutiae.study the plan closely contemplate stresses focusing one's thoughts on something but does not imply coming to a conclusion or decision.contemplate the consequences of refusing weigh implies attempting to reach the truth or arrive at a decision by balancing conflicting claims or evidence.weigh the pros and cons of the case in the 13th century |