Synonyms of pores (over)

pores (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pore (over)

1

as in contemplates

to give serious and careful thought to

the committee will probably pore over the results of the study for a long time before making their decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplates
• ponders
• debates
• considers
• entertains
• eyes
• studies
• thinks (about or over)
• mulls (over)
• wrestles (with)
• questions
• weighs
• explores
• perpends
• reviews
• looks at
• analyzes
• chews on
• meditates
• ruminates
• deliberates
• cudgels one's brains (about)
• chews over
• revolves
• cogitates
• broods (about or over)
• kicks around
• muses (upon)
• turns
• reflects (on or upon)
• beats one's brains out (about)
• obsesses (about or over)
• frets (about or over)
• digests
• reminisces
• reasons
• drinks (in)
• believes
• concludes
• speculates (about)
• dwells (on or upon)
• fixates (on or upon)
• opines
• absorbs
• conceives
• assimilates
• second-guesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• overlooks
• disregards
• rejects
• slights
• dismisses
• poohs
• pooh-poohs

2

as in reads

to go over and mentally take in the content of

he pored over the textbook for hours in preparation for the test

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reads
• scans
• peruses
• dips (into)
• reviews
• leafs (through)
• studies
• turns over
• tumbles (to)
• speed-reads
• skims
• wades (through)
• thumbs (through)
• gobbles (up)
• browses
• devours
• rereads
• proofreads
• makes out
• sees
• deciphers
• understands
• slogs (through)
• perceives
• grasps
• comprehends
• apprehends
• makes
• gets