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think about

VERB

bat around

Synonyms

WEAK

debate discuss ponder

Antonyms

WEAK

stay put

VERB

brood

Synonyms

STRONGEST

daydream fret grieve meditate mope ruminate sulk

STRONG

bleed consider deliberate despond dream gloom lament languish muse ponder reflect repine sigh speculate worry

WEAK

be in brown study chafe inwardly dwell upon eat one's heart out mull over stew over sweat out sweat over think upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be happy ignore neglect please

STRONG

disregard forget

WEAK

not worry

VERB

chew the cud

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WEAK

chew the fat converse digest meditate mull something over muse ponder over ruminate think over

VERB

digest

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STRONG

absorb analyze assimilate consider contemplate deliberate grasp master meditate ponder study

WEAK

take in think over

Antonyms

STRONG

discard dismiss disregard forget ignore misunderstand neglect not get reject

WEAK

detail enlarge expand lengthen

VERB

have

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo

STRONG

entertain let must sustain tolerate

WEAK

be compelled to be forced to be one's duty to be up to fall on meet with ought put up with rest with should

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject

STRONG

halt stop

WEAK

exclude want

VERB

hesitate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balk dither falter pause ponder stumble waffle waver

STRONG

alternate balance dally debate defer delay demur dillydally doubt equivocate flounder fluctuate fumble hang hedge hover linger oscillate pussyfoot scruple seesaw shift shrink stammer stop straddle stutter swerve tergiversate vacillate weigh

WEAK

be irresolute be reluctant be unwilling blow hot and cold hang back hem and haw hold back hold off pull back shy away sit on fence think twice

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue persist

STRONG

advance agree do well expedite face go go along hasten hurry meet remain rush stay

WEAK

attack carry on go ahead persevere resolve

VERB

puzzle

Synonyms

STRONG

brood cudgel marvel muse ponder study

WEAK

ask oneself mull over rack one's brains think hard

Antonyms

STRONG

forget ignore neglect

WEAK

clarify elucidate explain illustrate not care unravel

VERB

take into account

Synonyms

WEAK

allow for bear in mind consider include take into consideration

VERB

view

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consider judge regard

STRONG

account deem reckon

WEAK

look on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disregard ignore

WEAK

disbelieve mistrust

VERB

weigh

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze balance estimate evaluate examine ponder

STRONG

appraise brainstorm deliberate excogitate meditate mind rate rehash study sweat track

WEAK

give thought to hash over mull over perpend reflect upon sort out think out think over

Antonyms

STRONG

disregard forget ignore neglect

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“Now, because audiences can be so polarized, when you send out a message, you’ve really got to think about not only ‘How can this be interpreted?’ but also ‘How can this be misinterpreted?’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Is it really possible to spend time with someone every week for two years and not know what they think about Joe Biden and Donald Trump?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

There are two ways to think about electric vehicles in Nigeria.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I’m also excited to think about the future, about being there on opening day of the World Cup with thousands of Mexicans.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

I don’t like to think about how crowds would startle me and quiet would startle me, and being left alone would startle me, because I was never really alone, I was always with my thoughts.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

think about

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