Synonyms

reflect muse ponder meditate think_over contemplate chew_over mull speculate excogitate ruminate

Examples

"I mulled over the events of the afternoon" "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years" "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

Related terms

think study wonder brood bethink puzzle theologise introspect premeditate deliberate contemplation meditation muller muse