Synonyms of pore (over)

pore (over)

verb

ˈpȯr 

1

as in to contemplate

to give serious and careful thought to

the committee will probably pore over the results of the study for a long time before making their decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplate
• ponder
• consider
• debate
• entertain
• study
• think (about or over)
• mull (over)
• eye
• question
• wrestle (with)
• weigh
• explore
• review
• chew on
• analyze
• chew over
• look at
• deliberate
• meditate
• ruminate
• kick around
• cudgel one's brains (about)
• revolve
• cogitate
• perpend
• reflect (on or upon)
• turn
• fret (about or over)
• beat one's brains out (about)
• brood (about or over)
• muse (upon)
• digest
• obsess (about or over)
• speculate (about)
• dwell (on or upon)
• reminisce
• reason
• believe
• fixate (on or upon)
• drink (in)
• conclude
• conceive
• opine
• absorb
• assimilate
• second-guess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• slight
• disregard
• overlook
• reject
• dismiss
• pooh
• pooh-pooh

2

as in to read

to go over and mentally take in the content of

he pored over the textbook for hours in preparation for the test

Synonyms & Similar Words

• read
• scan
• peruse
• review
• leaf (through)
• study
• dip (into)
• turn over
• thumb (through)
• wade (through)
• tumble (to)
• skim
• browse
• gobble (up)
• devour
• reread
• make out
• slog (through)
• decipher
• proofread
• see
• understand
• perceive
• speed-read
• comprehend
• grasp
• apprehend
• make
• get