considers

Turns it around

Considers is the third-person singular of consider, meaning to think carefully about something or weigh it in one's mind.

She considers every option before deciding.

To consider someone or something a certain way is to regard them as such: He considers her a close friend.

When a group considers a matter, they examine it formally: The committee considers applications in March.

contemplates

ponders

Reflects on deeply

  • musesConsiders carefully; inspirational figures
  • ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
  • cogitatesReflects with concentration

mulls · dwells · broods · reflects · meditates · introspects · philosophizes · speculates · imagines · envisions

evaluates

assesses

Judges worth or quality

studies · appraises · reviews · inspects · investigates · measures · rates · judges · gauges · sizes up

includes

entertains

Provides amusement to others

takes into account · accounts for · incorporates · embraces · weighs · heeds · notes

regards

views

Sights or stances

holds · believes · thinks · finds · reckons · counts · treats · takes for · esteems · respects

deliberates

weighs

Measures heaviness of

consults · reviews · second-guesses · hesitates · questions · doubts · balances · compares · contrasts · reasons

Categories
Opposites
cognitive attention

considersignores

Refuses to acknowledge

overlooks · disregards · neglects · tunes out · blanks

deliberation speed

considersrushes

Moves very quickly

jumps to conclusions · shoots from the hip · reacts · wings it · leaps

evaluative outcome

considersrejects

Refuses or discards

discards · dismisses · refuses · spurns · excludes

Phrases
Family

consider, considering, considerate, consideration, considered, reconsider, unconsidered, reconsidered, reconsidering

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