MEDITATING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

meditating

verb

present participle of meditate

as in contemplating

to give serious and careful thought to I've been meditating a career change for months

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as in planning

to have in mind as a purpose or goal had meditated a quick return to work after having the baby, but circumstances changed

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Recent Examples of meditating Koon would later be diagnosed with depression, and has since feared meditating again. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are a particularly fertile period for meditating on this condition, then still experienced as striking, not yet normalized. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 And one is this other mode of meditating on thoughts and not trying to understand it. — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 What’s more, many meditation studies are funded by pro-meditation organizations, and some study participants might feel pressured to say that their mental health improved after meditating. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 The walls are robin’s-egg blue, painted with images of meditating skeletons and vaguely inspirational maxims. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 If your kid isn’t into meditating on a particular day, that’s fine. — Samantha Mann, Parents, 17 July 2026 So many of the characters themselves are in a state of reflection, meditating on the wide swaths of time that are behind them. — Sky Davis, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 His ambitious tasting menu has high-concept underpinnings, meditating on themes like the progression of the seasons. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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For eight days in April, along the rocky coastline in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the new president of Georgetown University spent time at a Jesuit retreat center, quietly contemplating the task before him.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The offer came at a time when Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and many other public school districts in Florida, have closed or consolidated schools and are contemplating even more closures.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of contemplating

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Museum will add new west wing The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is planning a major expansion to the west, highlighted by a two-level glass addition topped with a green roof.

— Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Waymo is planning to expand its service in London, Tokyo, and Munich.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of planning

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Newsom, however, is pondering a 2028 run for the White House.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
The Liberty Bell, with its famous crack, hasn’t been rung in 180 years, but that hasn’t stopped scientists from pondering what the bell might have sounded like when tolling.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pondering

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The idea is that individuals pursuing their own interests in a free market can, without intending it, advance the interests of society as a whole.

— Linda K. Brown Stroh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
The plane was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv and was intending to land at Ben Gurion midmorning on a busy weekday.

— Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of intending

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During the season, officials spend more than 30 hours a week studying video and the rulebook, according to the NFL.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Junior Kelsey Chandler, who is studying to become a private pilot, said the program has pushed her outside of her comfort zone.

— Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of studying

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Depending on the machine and settings, that material ends up in a purge tower built alongside the print, or in a collection of little plastic doll's-house-looking spaghetti balls, affectionately known as printer poop.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Yet his next leadership election is looking smooth compared with the past couple of bouts to lead the Senate GOP.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of looking

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The Presbyterian seminary student made the comment while debating legislation related to transgender people participating in school sports.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Agree On Decision Criteria First Agree on the decision criteria before debating the decision.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of debating

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