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Synonyms for pondering

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

musing reflective pensive contemplative

All synonyms

Adjective

musing, reflective, pensive, contemplative, ruminative, meditative, brooding, broody, thoughtful, wistful

Noun

contemplation, thought, meditation, rumination, reflection, deliberation, consideration, cogitation

Antonyms

ignoring, disregarding, neglecting

All antonyms of pondering →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An act of rumination or cogitation.

Forms

Plural
ponderings → contemplations, thoughts, meditations, ruminations…

Example sentences

  • contemplative His face looks very serious and contemplative.
  • pensive In the window sat a girl with a pensive face.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ponderingrising
contemplativerising
pensiverising
musingrising
ruminativerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
musing2, broody2
7 letters
thought1, wistful2, pensive2
8 letters
brooding2
10 letters
reflection3, meditation4, thoughtful2, reflective3, meditative4, rumination4, ruminative, cogitation4
12 letters
deliberation5
13 letters
consideration5, contemplation4, contemplative4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (musing2 = 2 syllables).