Contemplate synonyms and antonyms
kŏn'təm-plāt'
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Part of speech:
To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
think (related)
To allow oneself to consider
To look at or into critically or methodically in order to find out the facts, condition, etc. of; investigate; inspect; scrutinize; inquire into
consider (related)
To show consideration for:
speculate on
To consider
scorn (antonym)
(Obs.) To scoff
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To examine for some specific purpose; inspect or consider carefully; review in detail
witness (related)
To witness is defined as to observe an event taking place or to give evidence.
(Statistics) The expected value of a random variable.
Oral or written material, as a sermon, based on meditation
neglect (antonym)
To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
disregard (antonym)
To pay no attention or heed to; ignore:
To view means to look at.
To glance at quickly; consider hastily
To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.
gaze at
To look at
pore-over
To examine something (especially written material) carefully and attentively
(Old Poet.) To appear
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To look or inquire closely, curiously, or impertinently:
Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.
observe thoughtfully
To look at
Observe is defined as to celebrate, to see or watch.
look over
To give a brief visual inspection.
To pose questions or conduct an investigation:
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To penetrate is to pass into or through something.
To force a way into or through; break through
To wonder at.
To picture in the mind; imagine.
slight (antonym)
To act negligently or carelessly.
see (related)
To be a spectator at; view or attend
For or conducive to meditation
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Any of various even-toed hoofed mammals of the suborder Ruminantia. Ruminants usually have a stomach divided into four compartments (called the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum), and chew a cud consisting of regurgitated, partially digested food. Ruminants include cattle, sheep, goats, deer, giraffes, antelopes, and camels.
Given to careful thought; reflective:
(Law) The assignment or taking of income from a trust fund before it is due
A serious thought; a carefully considered reflection.
Careful thought or consideration.
The definition of an orison is a wish or communication with God.
To see as a probable occurrence; expect:
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The definition of cogitate means to think very deeply and seriously about something.
To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
To consider carefully
To find out exactly; calculate precisely; ascertain
To envisage is defined as to imagine something for the future.
To contrive, devise, or invent by such thought
To make a hypothesis
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To know or understand by intuition:
To work with two or more disputants in order to bring about an agreement, settlement, or compromise.
To think or reflect, especially in a calm and deliberate manner.
To mull is to ponder over or think about something for a long time.
To make a plan of (a structure, piece of ground, etc.)
(Archaic) To claim; demand; require
To suggest drinking (a toast)
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To call back; ask or order to return; specif., to ask purchasers to return (an imperfect or dangerous product), often so that a manufacturing defect can be corrected
To reach a decision or make a determination:
To reflect on over and over again.
Speculate is to buy or sell land or other investments that are high risk, with the goal to make a very big profit.
To ponder (something or someone).
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To have sympathy or tolerance:
look away (antonym)
gaze at
forget (antonym)
(--- Informal) To disregard on purpose. Usually used in the imperative:
discard (antonym)
To throw away; reject.
To eye is defined as to look at or observe.
To direct one's eyes in order to see
To receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind.
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To bring blame or discredit:
To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
foresee (related)
imagine (related)
acquiesce in (related)
To conduct an audit.
The definition of contemplation is studying or observing something carefully or thinking deeply about something.
To balance or ponder in the mind; consider in order to make a choice
To be oriented (around or about something regarded as a center)
think out
To think or think about carefully and at length
think through
To fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.
To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).
To plan and carry out, esp. by artistic arrangement or in a skillful way
To have a purpose or intention in mind
To form a plan or intention for:
To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
clap (or lay) (or set) one's eyes on
cudgel one's brains
put on one's thinking cap
rack-one-s-brain
thoughts (related)
To think or think about carefully and at length
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