COGITATE Synonyms

• an instance of deliberate thinking

• judge or regard; look upon; judge

• expect, believe, or suppose

• use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

• imagine or visualize

• focus one's attention on a certain state

• have in mind as a purpose

• decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting

• ponder; reflect on, or reason about

• dispose the mind in a certain way

• have or formulate in the mind

• be capable of conscious thought

• bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation

• the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

• try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it

• the young of an animal cared for at one time

• think moodily or anxiously about something

• hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

• be in a huff and display one's displeasure

• be in a huff; be silent or sullen

• sit on (eggs)

• deem to be

• give careful consideration to

• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• show consideration for; take into account

• think about carefully; weigh

• judge or regard; look upon; judge

• look at attentively

• look at carefully; study mentally

• regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem

• look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

• consider as a possibility

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

• reflect deeply on a subject

• carefully thought out in advance

• unhurried and with care and dignity

• characterized by conscious design or purpose

• think about carefully; weigh

• discuss the pros and cons of an issue

• reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings

• reflect deeply on a subject

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

• the source of an artist's inspiration

• in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

• reflect deeply on a subject

• reflect deeply on a subject

• a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

• a game that tests your ingenuity

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

• a rational motive for a belief or action

• an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

• the state of having good sense and sound judgment

• a justification for something existing or happening

• a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion

• decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

• present reasons and arguments

• think logically

• manifest or bring back

• reflect deeply on a subject

• to throw or bend back (from a surface)

• be bright by reflecting or casting light

• show an image of

• give evidence of a certain behavior

• give evidence of the quality of

• chew the cuds

• reflect deeply on a subject

• to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

• 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

• reflect deeply on a subject

• invest at a risk

• have a certain weight

• show consideration for; take into account

• determine the weight of

• have weight; have import, carry weight

• to be oppressive or burdensome

• reflect deeply on a subject

• use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments