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contemplate

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Main Entry: contemplate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: think about seriously; plan

Synonyms:

aim, aspire to, brood over, chew over, consider, cool out, deliberate, design, envisage, excogitate, expect, foresee, intend, kick around, mean, meditate on, mind, mull over, muse over, observe, percolate, perpend, ponder, propose, purpose, reflect upon, ruminate, size up, speculate, study, take in, think of, weigh

Antonyms:

discard, disregard, forget, neglect, scorn, slight
Main Entry: contemplate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: gaze at

Synonyms:

audit, behold, consider, examine, eye, inspect, notice, observe, peer, penetrate, peruse, pierce, pore over, probe, pry, regard, scan, scrutinize, see, stare at, study, survey, view, witness

Antonyms:

disregard, look away, scorn
Main Entry: aim
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: point or direct at a goal

Synonyms:

address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in
Main Entry: bargain for
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: expect

Synonyms:

aim for, anticipate, contemplate, count on, foresee, imagine, look for, plan on, reckon on
Main Entry: behold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: regard; look at

Synonyms:

catch, consider, contemplate, descry, discern, distinguish, earmark, eye, eyeball, feast one's eyes, flash*, lay eyes on, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, scan, see, spot, spy, survey, view, watch, witness
Main Entry: cogitate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: think deeply about

Synonyms:

brainstorm*, cerebrate, chew the cud, conceive, consider, contemplate, deliberate, envisage, envision, figure, flash on, imagine, kick around, meditate, mull over, muse, noodle around, ponder, reason, reflect, ruminate, speculate, stew over

Antonyms:

ignore
Main Entry: commune
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: communicate, experience with another

Synonyms:

confer, confide in, contemplate, converse, discourse, discuss, mediate, muse, parley, ponder, reflect
Main Entry: compare
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: examine in contrast

Synonyms:

analyze, approach, balance, bracket, collate, confront, consider, contemplate, contrast, correlate, divide, equal, examine, hang, hold a candle to, inspect, juxtapose, match, match up, measure, observe, oppose, parallel, place in juxtaposition, ponder, rival, scan, scrutinize, segregate, separate, set against, set side by side, size up, stack up against, study, touch, weigh, weigh against another
Notes: compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences
Main Entry: concentrate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: think about closely

Synonyms:

apply, attend, be engrossed in, bring to bear, brood over, center, consider closely, contemplate, crack one's brains, direct attention, establish, examine, fix attention, fixate, focus, focus attention, get on the beam, give attention, hammer away at, hammer*, head trip, intensify, knuckle down, meditate, muse, need, occupy thoughts, peruse, ponder, pour it on, put, put mind to, rack one's brains, rivet, ruminate, scrutinize, set, settle, study, sweat, think hard, weigh
Main Entry: consider
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: turn over in one's mind

Synonyms:

acknowledge, allow for, assent to, chew over, cogitate, concede, consult, contemplate, deal with, deliberate, dream of, envisage, examine, excogitate, favor, flirt with, grant, inspect, keep in mind, look at, meditate, mull over, muse, perpend, ponder, provide for, reason, reckon with, recognize, reflect, regard, revolve, ruminate, scan, scrutinize, see, see about, speculate, study, subscribe to, take into account, take under advisement, take up, think out, think over, toss around

Antonyms:

discard, dismiss, forget, ignore, neglect, reject
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