MEDITATED Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

meditated

verb

past tense of meditate

as in pondered

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

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as in planned

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 meditated The Zodiac characters appear on lotus leaves like the ones the Buddha meditated on. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026 Women meditated on Christ’s Passion, following its stages in prayers that drew power from their own physical suffering. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Biss, who often speaks at the Memorial Day and Veterans Day events at Fountain Square, meditated this year on loss and sacrifice. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026 Everyone sipped, meditated, reset — and then CA7RIEL and Paco tore the cover off the chill and delivered a high-octane performance that will not soon be forgotten. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026 After all, Moses famously spent 40 days and 40 nights alone on Mount Sinai before receiving the 10 commandments from God, and Buddha meditated for 49 days under a Bodhi tree before reaching enlightenment. — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026 The locals know it as the sacred place where ancient kahuna po'o (high priests) meditated and received wisdom. — Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026 Advertisement For anyone who has ever meditated for any length of time, this is self-evident. — Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025 Rooted in a period of personal upheaval, the lineup meditated on loss, rupture, and the quiet work of renewal. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman pondered why his story went viral.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

Definition of pondered

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Pakistan's army chief planned to travel to Tehran on Monday, Iranian media reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The girl, Summer McCallum, was on a beach trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, planned by her uncle to honor the sixth anniversary of her father’s death.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of planned

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But after the Rams traded for two-time defensive player of the year Myles Garrett in June, Donald has contemplated rejoining a Rams team that is favored to win Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Yet when considered against the nightmare scenarios contemplated at the war’s outset, oil prices have remained low and natural gas markets have proved resilient.

— Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of contemplated

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Thus far, there is nothing to suggest that Moscow intended to violate Romanian airspace, the ministry in Bucharest said.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
The Lions have deployed Moore in a variety of ways, giving him (pun intended) more and more opportunities with the first-team defense.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

Over 30 hours, Reagan and Gorbachev fiercely debated in an effort to bring peace and the end of the Cold War.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Inside Kalshi, employees have debated the usefulness of mention markets, with Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara especially championing them, according to the former Kalshi staffer.

— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

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