| considered | | |
| adj. | 1. considered | carefully weighed.; "a considered opinion" |
| ~ advised, well-advised | having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel.; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan" |
| consider | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. consider, reckon, regard, see, view | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| ~ expect | consider reasonable or due.; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" |
| ~ receive | regard favorably or with disapproval.; "Her new collection of poems was not well received" |
| ~ construe, interpret, see | make sense of; assign a meaning to.; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" |
| ~ reconsider | consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing.; "Won't you reconsider your decision?" |
| ~ reconsider | consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it. |
| ~ include | consider as part of something.; "I include you in the list of culprits" |
| ~ think, believe, conceive, consider | judge or regard; look upon; judge.; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" |
| ~ consider | regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem.; "Please consider your family" |
| ~ call | consider or regard as being.; "I would not call her beautiful" |
| ~ like | feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard.; "How did you like the President's speech last night?" |
| ~ relativise, relativize | consider or treat as relative. |
| ~ identify | consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else.; "He identified with the refugees" |
| ~ favor, favour | consider as the favorite.; "The local team was favored" |
| ~ abstract | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically. |
| ~ reify | consider an abstract concept to be real. |
| ~ idealise, idealize | consider or render as ideal.; "She idealized her husband after his death" |
| ~ deem, take for, view as, hold | keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view.; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" |
| ~ esteem, respect, prise, prize, value | regard highly; think much of.; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" |
| ~ disesteem, disrespect | have little or no respect for; hold in contempt. |
| ~ make | consider as being.; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" |
| ~ capitalise, capitalize | consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses. |
| ~ prize, treasure, value, appreciate | hold dear.; "I prize these old photographs" |
| v. (perception) | 2. consider, study | give careful consideration to.; "consider the possibility of moving" |
| ~ chew over, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate | reflect deeply on a subject.; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" |
| ~ factor in, factor out, factor | consider as relevant when making a decision.; "You must factor in the recent developments" |
| ~ equate, liken, compare | consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous.; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" |
| ~ deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over | think about carefully; weigh.; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. consider, deal, look at, take | take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" |
| ~ contemplate | consider as a possibility.; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job" |
| ~ trifle, dally, play | consider not very seriously.; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" |
| ~ think about | have on one's mind, think about actively.; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first" |
| ~ abstract | consider apart from a particular case or instance.; "Let's abstract away from this particular example" |
| ~ warm to | become excited about.; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica" |
| v. (communication) | 4. consider, count, weigh | show consideration for; take into account.; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" |
| v. (communication) | 5. consider, debate, deliberate, moot, turn over | think about carefully; weigh.; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" |
| ~ see | deliberate or decide.; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" |
| ~ premeditate | consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand.; "premeditated murder" |
| ~ debate | argue with one another.; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary" |
| ~ wrestle | engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate.; "I wrestled with this decision for years" |
| ~ hash out, talk over, discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
| ~ think twice | consider and reconsider carefully.; "Think twice before you have a child" |
| ~ consider, study | give careful consideration to.; "consider the possibility of moving" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. believe, conceive, consider, think | judge or regard; look upon; judge.; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" |
| ~ hold | remain committed to.; "I hold to these ideas" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ rethink | change one's mind.; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation" |
| ~ think | dispose the mind in a certain way.; "Do you really think so?" |
| ~ look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, esteem, look on, think of | look on as or consider.; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" |
| ~ feel | have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude.; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| v. (perception) | 7. consider, regard | look at attentively. |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
| v. (perception) | 8. consider, look at, view | look at carefully; study mentally.; "view a problem" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ contemplate | look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought.; "contemplate one's navel" |
| ~ groak | look or stare at longingly.; "The dog his master who was eating a sausage" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. consider | regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem.; "Please consider your family" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| mind | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. brain, head, mind, nous, psyche | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason.; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" |
| ~ cognition, knowledge, noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. |
| ~ noddle | an informal British expression for head or mind.; "use your noddle" |
| ~ tabula rasa | a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke). |
| ~ ego | (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind. |
| ~ unconscious, unconscious mind | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware. |
| ~ subconscious, subconscious mind | psychic activity just below the level of awareness. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. mind | recall or remembrance.; "it came to mind" |
| ~ recollection, reminiscence, recall | the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort).; "he has total recall of the episode" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. judgement, judgment, mind | an opinion formed by judging something.; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" |
| ~ conclusion, decision, determination | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration.; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" |
| ~ opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" |
| n. (person) | 4. creative thinker, mind, thinker | an important intellectual.; "the great minds of the 17th century" |
| ~ intellectual, intellect | a person who uses the mind creatively. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. mind | attention.; "don't pay him any mind" |
| ~ notice, observance, observation | the act of noticing or paying attention.; "he escaped the notice of the police" |
| n. (cognition) | 6. idea, mind | your intention; what you intend to do.; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" |
| ~ aim, intent, intention, purpose, design | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| n. (cognition) | 7. intellect, mind | knowledge and intellectual ability.; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect" |
| ~ intelligence | the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience. |
| v. (communication) | 8. mind | be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by.; "I don't mind your behavior" |
| ~ object | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent.; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" |
| ~ bridle at, bridle up, bristle at, bristle up | show anger or indignation.; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. mind | be concerned with or about something or somebody. |
| ~ think about | have on one's mind, think about actively.; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first" |
| ~ worry, care | be concerned with.; "I worry about my grades" |
| v. (social) | 10. mind, take care | be in charge of or deal with.; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" |
| ~ handle, manage, care, deal | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" |
| ~ tend | manage or run.; "tend a store" |
| v. (social) | 11. heed, listen, mind | pay close attention to; give heed to.; "Heed the advice of the old men" |
| ~ obey | be obedient to. |
| v. (cognition) | 12. beware, mind | be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to.; "Beware of telephone salesmen" |
| ~ look out, watch out, watch | be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful.; "Watch out for pickpockets!" |
| v. (cognition) | 13. bear in mind, mind | keep in mind. |
| ~ think of, remember | keep in mind for attention or consideration.; "Remember the Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think of the starving children in India!" |
| ~ attend to, take to heart | get down to; pay attention to; take seriously.; "Attend to your duties, please" |
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