Synonyms of beaten one's brains out (about)

beaten one's brains out (about)

phrase

past participle of beat one's brains out (about)

as in considered

to give serious and careful thought to

He beat his brains out trying to come up with a solution.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considered
• debated
• contemplated
• eyed
• studied
• questioned
• deliberated
• looked at
• thought (about or over)
• pondered
• chewed on
• wrestled (with)
• entertained
• turned
• mulled (over)
• cudgeled one's brains (about)
• chewed over
• revolved
• weighed
• explored
• pored (over)
• believed
• cogitated
• ruminated
• kicked around
• meditated
• perpended
• reflected (on or upon)
• mused (upon)
• concluded
• analyzed
• reasoned
• reviewed
• speculated (about)
• obsessed (about or over)
• fixated (on or upon)
• fretted (about or over)
• reminisced
• drank (in)
• brooded (about or over)
• drunk (in)
• dwelled (on or upon)
• opined
• dwelt (on or upon)
• conceived
• digested
• absorbed
• second-guessed
• assimilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• dismissed
• slighted
• rejected
• poohed
• pooh-poohed