Definitions

think out

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consider v.
educe v.
excogitate v.
figure v.
lucubrate v.
ponder v.
solve v.
study v.
weigh v.

VERB

consider

Synonyms

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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

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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

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decrease destroy discard disregard forget halt ignore neglect stop

VERB

figure

Synonyms

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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

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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

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discard disregard forget ignore neglect

STRONG

agree go along

VERB

solve

Synonyms

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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

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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

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think out

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

The tight budget for the projects, he said, sometimes sent them back to the drawing board, allowed them to think out of the box and led to new innovations.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2024

So I think it was really refreshing that Mike Shur and Michael Ian Black were willing to think out loud about the evolution of how they thought about this, and what they did.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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

I fear to think out of what grim circumstance this arises.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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