Need another word that means the same as “meditate”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “meditate” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Meditate” are: contemplate, study, chew over, excogitate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, deliberate, cogitate, be lost in thought, be in a brown study, brood, think about, consider
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “meditate” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be in a brown study | Happen, occur, take place. |
| be lost in thought | Be priced at. |
| brood | Sit on (eggs. She had brooded over the subject a thousand times. |
| chew over | Chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth. |
| cogitate | Consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one’s mind. He stroked his beard and retired to cogitate. |
| consider | Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. The judge considered the offender s youth and was lenient. |
| contemplate | Reflect deeply on a subject. Contemplate one s navel. |
| deliberate | Consider (a question) carefully. She deliberated over the menu. |
| excogitate | Think out, plan, or devise. Excogitate a way to measure the speed of light. |
| mull | Reflect deeply on a subject. The government is mulling an overhaul of outdated insurance laws. |
| mull over | Reflect deeply on a subject. |
| muse | Reflect deeply on a subject. |
| ponder | Think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion. She sat pondering over her problem. |
| reflect | Reflect deeply on a subject. The incident reflects badly on the operating practices of the airlines. |
| ruminate | Think deeply about something. Goats ruminated nonchalantly around them. |
| speculate | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. My colleagues speculate about my private life. |
| study | Apply oneself to study. He spent his time listening to the radio rather than studying. |
| think about | Decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting. |
| think over | Use or exercise the mind or one’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments. |
| bethink | Consider or ponder something carefully. He bethought himself of the verse from the Book of Proverbs. |
| brood | Think moodily or anxiously about something. She had brooded over the subject a thousand times. |
| cogitate | Think deeply about something; meditate or reflect. He stroked his beard and retired to cogitate. |
| cognitive | Relating to cognition. The cognitive processes involved in reading. |
| consider | Give careful consideration to. Each application is considered on its merits. |
| contemplate | Have in view as a probable intention. She couldn t even begin to contemplate the future. |
| contemplation | Religious meditation. The road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery. |
| deem | Regard or consider in a specified way. The strike was deemed to be illegal. |
| deliberate | Engage in long and careful consideration. With all deliberate speed. |
| intentionality | The quality of mental states (e.g. thoughts, beliefs, desires, hopes) which consists in their being directed towards some object or state of affairs. |
| introspect | Reflect on one’s own thoughts and feelings. What they don t do is introspect much about the reasons for their plight. |
| meditation | Continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature. The habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge. |
| meditative | Relating to or absorbed in meditation or considered thought. Meditative techniques. |
| mirror | Reflect as if in a mirror. His site was mirrored at several colleges around the United States. |
| mirrored | Like or characteristic of a mirror image. Mirrored sunglasses. |
| mull | An island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides. The government is mulling an overhaul of outdated insurance laws. |
| muse | In ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science. Euterpe was his muse. |
| night | The time between sunset and midnight. He was not allowed to go out on weekday nights. |
| pensive | Showing pensive sadness. A pensive mood. |
| ponder | Think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion. I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion. |
| reconsider | Consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing. Won t you reconsider your decision. |
| reflect | Be bright by reflecting or casting light. When the sun s rays hit the Earth a lot of the heat is reflected back into space. |
| reflective | Deeply or seriously thoughtful. The reflective type. |
| resonate | Produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound. The judge s ruling resonated among many of the women. |
| retrospect | Contemplation of things past. A full retrospect of the battle. |
| ruminate | Reflect deeply on a subject. Cows ruminate. |
| speculate | Reflect deeply on a subject. Philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years. |
| thoughtful | Taking heed giving close and thoughtful attention. How very thoughtful of you. |
| thoughtfully | In a thoughtful manner. He nodded thoughtfully as I finished speaking. |
| thoughtfulness | The state of being absorbed in thought. I am touched by your thoughtfulness. |
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