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- puzzle over
try to solve
- rationalise, rationalize
think rationally; employ logic or reason
- philosophise, philosophize
reason philosophically
- brainstorm
try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
- chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over
reflect deeply on a subject
- reason
think logically
- conclude, reason, reason out
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- evaluate, judge, pass judgment
form a critical opinion of
- contemplate, meditate, study
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
- plan
make plans for something
- associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in
make a logical or causal connection
- center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
direct one's attention on something
- devote, give, pay
dedicate
- think about
have on one's mind, think about actively
- absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep
devote (oneself) fully to
- remember
exercise, or have the power of, memory
- rationalise away, rationalize away
substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of
- premeditate
think or reflect beforehand or in advance
- theologise, theologize
make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects
- introspect
reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
- theorize
form or construct theories
- theorize
construct a theory about
- ratiocinate
reason methodologically and logically
- induce
reason or establish by induction
- deduce, deduct, derive, infer
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
make a mathematical calculation or computation
- syllogise, syllogize
reason by syllogisms
- categorise, categorize
place into or assign to a category
- grade, order, place, range, rank, rate
assign a rank or rating to
- stand
have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
- approve
judge to be right or commendable; think well of
- disapprove
consider bad or wrong
- schedule
plan for an activity or event
- choose
see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
- prejudge
judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
- appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- reappraise
appraise anew
- bethink
consider or ponder something carefully
- reject
refuse to accept or acknowledge
- accept
consider or hold as true
- believe, conceive, consider
judge or regard; look upon; judge
- cogitate
consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
- chart
plan in detail
- project, propose
present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
- compose, draw up, frame
make up plans or basic details for
- plot
plan secretly, usually something illegal
- scheme
devise a system or form a scheme for
- designate, destine, intend, specify
design or destine
- direct, engineer, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
- lay out
provide a detailed plan or design
- calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast, reckon
judge to be probable
- interrelate
place into a mutual relationship
- correlate
bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
- identify
conceive of as united or associated
- free-associate
associate freely
- feel, find
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- anticipate, expect
regard something as probable or likely
- recall
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
- mind
be concerned with or about something or somebody
- ascribe, assign, attribute, impute
attribute or credit to
- have in mind, mean, think of
intend to refer to
- consider, deal, look at, take
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assign, attribute
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
- schedule
make a schedule; plan the time and place for events
- disapprove, reject
deem wrong or inappropriate
- adjudge, declare, hold
declare to be
- critique, review
appraise critically
- question, wonder
place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
- speculate
talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
- deduce, infer
conclude by reasoning; in logic
- gather
conclude from evidence
- extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer
draw from specific cases for more general cases
- puzzle
be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
- zoom in
examine closely; focus one's attention on
- consider, study
give careful consideration to
- hear, listen, take heed
listen and pay attention
- fail
judge unacceptable
- pass
accept or judge as acceptable
- essay, examine, prove, test, try, try out
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to