ruminate | Definition of ruminate

Synonyms and Antonyms of ruminate

to give serious and careful thought to

the minister hoped that the congregation would spend the remainder of the week ruminating the message of his sermon

Synonyms of ruminate

chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), perpend, ponder, pore (over), question, revolve, study, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with)

Words Related to ruminate

muse (upon), reflect (on or upon), reminisce

analyze, explore, review

conclude, reason

second-guess, speculate (about)

brood (about or over), dwell (on or upon), fixate (on or upon), fret (about or over), obsess (about or over)

believe, conceive, opine

absorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in)

Phrases Synonymous with ruminate

beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel one's brains (about), look at

Near Antonyms of ruminate

disregard, ignore, overlook, slight

dismiss, pooh-pooh (also pooh), reject