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Synonyms of consider

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Another word for consider is think. Other synonyms of consider are deliberate, reconsider, muse, contemplate and take.

Synonyms and similar words for consider

verbTo think about seriously.

  • bethinkTo meditate, ponder; to consider.
  • reflectTo think seriously; to ponder or consider.
  • takeTo assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
  • afterthink
  • call to mind
  • chew
  • chew over
  • chew the cud
  • cogitateTo consider, to devise.
  • contemplateTo look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate...
  • deliberateTo consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
  • introspect
  • mull
  • mull overTo think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
  • museTo become lost in thought, to ponder.
  • ponderTo consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
  • meditateTo consider; to reflect on.
  • quanderTo ponder or wonder about.
  • rethinkTo think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.
  • reconsiderTo consider a matter again.
  • ruminate
  • second-guess
  • thinkTo be of the opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
  • think overTo ponder or reflect on a subject.
  • agitate rareTo mull over, or think deeply about; to consider, to devise.
  • overthink archaicTo think about; think over.
  • revolve rareTo ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.

verbTo think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.

  • think ofConsider, used to emphasise a reason to act in a certain way.

verbTo assign some quality to.

  • deemTo hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's...
  • regardTo consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc.
  • account formalTo estimate, consider (something to be as described).
  • appraiseTo consider comprehensively.
  • countTo consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as.
  • esteemTo look upon something in a particular way.
  • see
  • holdTo maintain, to consider, to opine.
  • dubTo deem.
  • findTo decide that, to conclude that, to form the opinion that, to consider.
  • interpret
  • judgeTo have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
  • look uponTo consider or regard something in a specific manner.
  • regard as
  • respectTo take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.
  • view as
  • censure obsoleteTo form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.

verbTo look at attentively.

  • observe
  • clock slang
  • give heedTo pay attention; to heed.
  • heedTo mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
  • let in onTo disclose or tell (a secret) to (someone); to share (privileged information) with (someone); to inform (someone) of...
  • mark
  • notice
  • pay attentionTo attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
  • pay heedTo give attention; to heed.
  • pick up what someone is putting downTo understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.
  • privy
  • take heedTo pay attention.
  • take noteTo pay attention; to take notice; to note.
  • take noticeTo notice; to take note.
  • attend archaicOften followed by to, upon, or with: to give consideration; to pay attention.
  • mind rare
  • pass obsoleteTo take heed, to have an interest, to care.

verbTo have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.

  • take into accountTo consider or regard; to include (as in an estimate or plan) or pay attention to; to notice; to allow for, factor in.
  • hear

Meaning of consider

  1. verb To think about seriously.
  2. verb To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
  3. verb To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.

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Questions about synonyms of consider

What is another word for consider?
Consider has 64 synonyms on Word.ws, such as think, deliberate, reconsider, muse, contemplate, take, ponder and meditate.
What does consider mean?
Consider means to think about seriously.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: consider (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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