contemplate
Think deeply about
To contemplate is to look at or think about something carefully and at length.
You might contemplate a painting, contemplate your options, or contemplate the meaning of life.
The word suggests unhurried, serious reflection: She sat contemplating the view.
To contemplate doing something is to consider it as a possibility: He's contemplating a move to Portland.
Think deeply and repeatedly
- museThink deeply about
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- reflectReturn light or thought
- cogitateTo reflect deeply
brood · speculate · think · consider · wonder · dwell · question · weigh
Picture in thought
- foreseePredict future events
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- projectPlanned, effortful task
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
consider · weigh · strategize · imagine · visualize · picture · conceive · prepare
Fixed, intent look
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- regardAttentive consideration given
- surveySystematic data collection
- beholdTo see, often reverently
study · examine · inspect · look · peer · stare · admire · scan
Philosophy of existence's nature
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
meaning · existence · truth · reality · consciousness · phenomenology · stoicism · dialectic
Awareness of the present
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- zenMeditative calm
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
enlightenment · vipassana · zazen · samadhi · tranquility · centering · breathing · presence
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- self-inquiryExamining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
self-discovery · self-questioning · self-analysis · self-knowledge · self-understanding · self-scrutiny · self-perception · navel-gazing
ruminate
Think deeply and repeatedly
- museThink deeply about
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- reflectReturn light or thought
cogitate · brood · speculate · think · consider · wonder · dwell · question · weigh · reason
envision
Picture in thought
- foreseePredict future events
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- projectPlanned, effortful task
forecast · consider · weigh · strategize · imagine · visualize · picture · conceive · prepare · intend
gaze
Fixed, intent look
behold · study · examine · inspect · look · peer · stare · admire · scan · watch
metaphysics
Philosophy of existence's nature
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
ethics · meaning · existence · truth · reality · consciousness · phenomenology · stoicism · dialectic · transcendence
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
mantra · enlightenment · vipassana · zazen · samadhi · tranquility · centering · breathing · presence · awareness
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- self-inquiryExamining one's own mind
self-awareness · self-discovery · self-questioning · self-analysis · self-knowledge · self-understanding · self-scrutiny · self-perception · navel-gazing · self-critique
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, pondering
- deliberationdeliberation, consideration, ponder, weighing, deliberate
- examineexamine, analyze, assess, evaluate, inspect
- mental verbsthink, believe, know, imagine, remember
- mindfulnessmindfulness, meditation, meditate, breathe, breath
- chew overchew, ruminate, mull over, ponder, consider
- contemplate one's navelSelf-absorbed meditation
- silent contemplation
- quiet contemplation
- contemplative lifeLife of prayer and reflection
- contemplative prayerSilent, receptive spiritual practice
- too horrible to contemplate
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