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  1. Synonyms for CONTEMPLATE: ponder, consider, entertain, debate, study, question, weigh, explore; Antonyms of CONTEMPLATE: ignore, slight, disregard, overlook, reject, dismiss, pooh-pooh, pooh.

  2. Find 93 different ways to say CONTEMPLATING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

  3. Synonyms for CONTEMPLATING: pondering, considering, debating, studying, questioning, eying, entertaining, weighing; Antonyms of CONTEMPLATING: ignoring, disregarding, overlooking, rejecting, slighting, dismissing, pooh-poohing, poohing.

  4. TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT SOMETHING. He lay in a hospital bed contemplating his future. Synonyms and examples. consider. Don't make any decisions before you've considered the matter. ponder. formal. She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game. mull over. I need a few days to mull things over before I decide. reflect. formal.

  5. The meaning of CONTEMPLATE is to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on. How to use contemplate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Contemplate.

  6. to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way: [ + -ing verb ] I'm contemplating go ing abroad for a year. They were contemplating a move to California. It's too awful / horrific / dangerous to contemplate. Synonyms. muse formal. ponder formal.

  7. /ˌkɑntəmˈpleɪt/ /ˈkɒntɛmpleɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: contemplated; contemplating; contemplates. Before you accept a job offer, or a college's offer of admission, you should take time to contemplate the pros and cons of your decision. If you contemplate something, you think about it carefully.