Synonyms for "ponders" (109 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Verb(12 words)

chew overmull overcontemplatemeditatemullmusereflectruminatethink overafterthinkagitatebethink

chew overmull overruminatethink overappraiseback downbalancebe abstractedbroodbrood over

Strong matches (33)

Verb(7 words)

call to mindchewchew the cudcogitateconsiderdeliberateexcogitate

chawchew the cudcogitatecomparecon overconceiveconsidercontemplatedebatedeliberatedeliberate overdeliberate upondemurdigestdwellevaluateexcogitatefalterfearhang back

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hem and hawhesitatehoverhum and hawimagineintrospect

Related words (54)

Verb(10 words)

introspectoverthinkquanderreconsiderrethinkrevolvesecond-guessspeculatethinkwonder

jibmeditatemeditate uponmindmusemuse onmuse overpauseperpendplay around withplay withponder overpull backpurposereasonreflectreflect onreflect overretreatrevolve

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rollruminate overrun overscrupleseeshilly shallyshilly-shallyshyspeculatestick atsticklestop to considerstraddle the fencestrainstrain atstudythinkthink twicethink twice abouttoy withturn overweighwithdrawyield

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

One who ponders finds the truth.

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