Synonyms of beating one's brains out (about)

beating one's brains out (about)

phrase

present participle of beat one's brains out (about)

as in contemplating

to give serious and careful thought to

He beat his brains out trying to come up with a solution.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplating
• pondering
• entertaining
• considering
• debating
• studying
• looking at
• thinking (about or over)
• questioning
• chewing on
• wrestling (with)
• mulling (over)
• weighing
• eying
• poring (over)
• chewing over
• eyeing
• exploring
• cudgeling one's brains (about)
• reviewing
• analyzing
• kicking around
• reflecting (on or upon)
• deliberating
• ruminating
• revolving
• musing (upon)
• cogitating
• meditating
• perpending
• dwelling (on or upon)
• speculating (about)
• turning
• brooding (about or over)
• fixating (on or upon)
• fretting (about or over)
• drinking (in)
• obsessing (about or over)
• digesting
• reasoning
• reminiscing
• concluding
• believing
• second-guessing
• opining
• absorbing
• conceiving
• assimilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• dismissing
• slighting
• rejecting
• poohing
• pooh-poohing