✅ Meditate means to think about or reflect on something (I meditated on what color to paint the room).

✅ Ruminate means to ponder something or muse on a topic (I ruminated on what my friend said at the party).

✅ Both of these terms mean to think deeply about something.

✅ Meditate can mean to engage in introspection, particularly in a calming way. Ruminate can mean to think obsessively about something or revisiting the same thoughts (I meditated on the reason for my outburst; I ruminated on the decision I made earlier).

✅ Tedious refers to something that is boring and overly long or wordy (a tedious story).

✅ Banal refers to something that lacks originality (The latest installment in the series was so banal).

✅ Tedious and banal both refer to things that are dull and uninteresting.

✅ Tedious suggests something monotonous, whereas banal suggests something trite and overdone (a banal rom-com; a tedious lecture).

✅ Resolve refers to determination or to being firmly fixed on a course of action (She followed her dreams with resolve and dedication).

✅ Steadfastness refers to a firm sense of purpose or to a dedication to something such as a relationship, a course of action, or a faith or belief (His steadfastness in difficult times was something I really admired).

✅ Resolve and steadfastness both refer to a strong sense of purpose.

✅ Steadfastness refers to a dedication to relationships, which resolve does not.