All contemplate synonyms

verb contemplate

• ponder — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
• foresee — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
• consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
• aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
• weigh — to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
• propose — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
• intend — to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month.
• mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
• mull over — to study or ruminate; ponder.
• notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
• speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
• deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
• study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
• mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
• observe — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
• design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
• percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
• ruminate — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
• purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
• audit — When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
• pierce — to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.
• regard — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
• inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
• scan — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
• probe — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
• peruse — to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
• scrutinize — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
• see — to perceive with the eyes; look at.
• survey — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
• peer — a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.
• penetrate — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
• behold — If you behold someone or something, you see them.
• pry — to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others.
• witness — to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
• view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
• look — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• gaze — stare
• stare — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
• watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
• scrutinise — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
• muse — to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
• think — to seem or appear (usually used impersonally with a dative as the subject).
• reflect — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
• anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
• plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
• meditate — to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
• imagine — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
• picture — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
• take in — the act of taking.
• chew over — If you chew something over, you keep thinking about it.