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contemplates

VERB

think about seriously; plan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aim consider envisage foresee intend mean mull over ponder propose think of weigh

STRONG

deliberate design excogitate expect mind observe percolate purpose ruminate speculate study

WEAK

aspire to brood over chew over cool out kick around meditate on muse over perpend reflect upon size up take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forget ignore neglect reject

STRONG

disregard

WEAK

discard look away scorn slight

VERB

gaze at

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consider examine notice

STRONG

audit behold eye inspect observe peer penetrate peruse pierce probe pry regard scan scrutinize see study survey view witness

WEAK

pore over stare at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect

STRONG

disbelieve forget look away overlook

WEAK

discard disregard scorn slight

Example Sentences

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The Constitution contemplates Congress having limited law-enforcement powers and even specifies crimes it can punish: treason, counterfeiting, “offences against the law of nations” and “piracies and felonies on the high seas.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Over the woozy guitars of “Losing Myself,” she sings about disappearing into a toxic relationship — “I’m just a heart for your arrow” — while “Happy With You” contemplates her reflex for self-sabotage.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Upstairs, sitting on her bed and glancing at a poem by Victor Hugo, Rahaf contemplates the fact that her future is secure for the first time in her entire life.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

But as she lies in her bed at Cardiff's Llandough Hospital, she remembers the day her normal student lifestyle was turned upside down, and contemplates how she can return to an active lifestyle.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Bando joins me, folding his rod as he contemplates the dead tree and the leaf-strewn ground.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George