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Synonyms of contemplate in English:

contemplate


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verb

1‘she contemplated her body in the mirror’

SYNONYMS
look at, view, regard, examine, inspect, observe, survey, study, scrutinize, scan, stare at, gaze at, eye, take a good look at
literary behold

2‘she couldn't even contemplate the future’

SYNONYMS
think about, meditate on, meditate over, consider, ponder, reflect about, reflect on, mull over, muse on, dwell on, deliberate over, cogitate about, cogitate on, ruminate about, ruminate on, chew over, brood about, brood on, puzzle over, turn over in one's mind, weigh up

3‘she contemplated walking out’

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consider, think about, give thought to
have in mind, have in view, envisage, aim at, foresee, imagine, visualize
intend, propose, mean to, expect to