mused

VERB

think about, dream

Synonyms

STRONG

brood cogitate consider contemplate deliberate feel meditate moon percolate ponder reflect revolve roll ruminate speculate think weigh

WEAK

be lost in thought build castles in air chew over mull over puzzle over think over turn over

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelieve discard dismiss disregard forget ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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“Ending on a diner — even though that’s not really the end of Route 66 — is nostalgia,” my dad mused.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"There are enough model releases that it's probably going to be hard to distinguish one from another," Brockman mused during the briefing.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

After CEO Jensen Huang mused in early 2025 that “very simple quantum computers” could be perhaps two decades out, quantum stocks took a tumble.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

He has frequently lashed out at the alliance and mused to aides in recent weeks about quitting the alliance altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“As Cicero once said, ‘The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves,’” Penelope mused.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood