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think out

VERB
consider
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge contemplate deal with examine favor grant look at recognize regard scrutinize see study
STRONG
cogitate concede consult deliberate envisage excogitate inspect meditate muse ponder reason reflect revolve ruminate scan speculate
WEAK
allow for assent to chew over dream of flirt with keep in mind mull over perpend provide for reckon with see about subscribe to take into account take under advisement take up think over toss around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disregard forget ignore look away neglect refuse
WEAK
abandon discard dismiss leave reject
VERB
educe
Synonyms
STRONG
conclude deduce derive develop distill drag draw evince evoke evolve excogitate extort extract gain get infer milk obtain procure pull reason secure wrest wring
WEAK
come out draw out
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease forfeit halt lose miss misunderstand pass push put in repel repress repulse stop
VERB
excogitate
Synonyms
STRONG
conceive consider contemplate contrive deliberate derive develop devise educe evolve frame invent mind ponder ruminate study weigh
WEAK
mull over perpend think up work out
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease destroy discard disregard forget halt ignore neglect stop
VERB
figure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conclude determine discover fathom resolve see settle solve suppose think
STRONG
cipher comprehend crack decipher decode disentangle follow get master opine reason rule unfold unravel unscramble untangle
WEAK
catch on to clear up dope out make heads or tails of make out puzzle out unriddle
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disbelieve question wonder
STRONG
misunderstand
VERB
lucubrate
Synonyms
STRONG
coach cogitate consider cram dig examine excogitate grind inquire learn meditate mind peruse plug plunge ponder read refresh think tutor weigh
WEAK
apply oneself bone up brood over burn midnight oil bury oneself in crack the books dive into go into go over hit the books learn the ropes mull over perpend polish up pore over read up think over
Antonyms
STRONG
dismiss disregard forget ignore neglect overlook
VERB
ponder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consider contemplate deliberate evaluate examine mull mull over puzzle over reflect speculate weigh
STRONG
appraise brood cerebrate cogitate daydream debate dwell excogitate figure meditate mind moon muse reason revolve roll ruminate study woolgather
WEAK
build castles in air give thought to noodle around perpend pipe-dream put on thinking cap think over turn over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discard disregard forget ignore neglect
STRONG
agree go along
VERB
solve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify clear up deal with decide determine do explain figure out fix have iron out settle work out
STRONG
break construe crack decipher decode disentangle divine elucidate enlighten expound fathom get hit illuminate interpret lick puzzle reason unfold unlock unravel untangle work
WEAK
find out get right get to the bottom hit upon make a dent make out pan out put two and two together unriddle
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complicate confuse defer destroy hesitate miss neglect put off unsettle
STRONG
agree be vague fail hide lose mend misunderstand obscure tangle twist
WEAK
pose question search wonder
VERB
study
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consider examine learn ponder pore over read think
STRONG
coach cogitate cram dig excogitate grind inquire lucubrate meditate mind peruse plug plunge refresh tutor weigh
WEAK
apply oneself bone up brood over burn midnight oil bury oneself in crack the books dive into go into go over hit the books learn the ropes mull over perpend polish up read up think over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disregard forget ignore neglect
VERB
weigh
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analyze balance estimate evaluate examine ponder
STRONG
appraise brainstorm deliberate excogitate meditate mind rate rehash study sweat track
WEAK
give thought to hash over mull over perpend reflect upon sort out think about think over
Antonyms
STRONG
disregard forget ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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“That allowed us to think out of the box.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Why, in a city where people think out of the box more than in other places, is there so much angst about public transportation?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

“I think out of our entire club team, two kids aren’t going to the Australia versus Ireland game,” Gerrard Ivins, a coach at the Central Coast Mariners said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023

However, that financial chasm has forced some clubs to think out of their usual Italian box with Napoli, Milan and Inter's runs this season proof Serie A sides can succeed.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2023

“Do you know what it means to think out of the box?” he asks.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt