Synonyms of ruminates

ruminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of ruminate

as in ponders

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 & Similar Words

• ponders
• contemplates
• entertains
• considers
• debates
• weighs
• explores
• eyes
• studies
• questions
• meditates
• deliberates
• analyzes
• cogitates
• reviews
• looks at
• revolves
• thinks (about or over)
• wrestles (with)
• mulls (over)
• chews on
• pores (over)
• turns
• reminisces
• perpends
• chews over
• digests
• beats one's brains out (about)
• cudgels one's brains (about)
• reflects (on or upon)
• muses (upon)
• opines
• concludes
• kicks around
• believes
• reasons
• speculates (about)
• conceives
• absorbs
• second-guesses
• broods (about or over)
• assimilates
• dwells (on or upon)
• frets (about or over)
• obsesses (about or over)
• fixates (on or upon)
• drinks (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• overlooks
• rejects
• dismisses
• slights
• pooh-poohs
• poohs