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 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 Both meditating Tibetan monks and summer concert-goers are drawn to the dramatic location. — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026 Alba could be seen meditating and boating along dolphins during the idyllic getaway. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 June 2026 Her memoir, meditating on professional burnout, reinvention, and definitions of midlife success, was named a Best New Book by People Magazine and The Boston Globe. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 June 2026 The participants had a wide range of meditation experience, from beginners to advanced practitioners, and they were instructed to focus on their breathing while meditating. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 7 June 2026

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My parents, contemplating their mortality, decided to relocate from the Pacific Northwest to an apartment near me.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Maceta stood contemplating the invincible green of the pastureland.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of contemplating

Verb

Unai Emery has been planning for the exit of No 1 Emi Martinez for the last two summers, and much detailed work has duly gone into sourcing his replacement.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The governor is now planning to veto the remaining provisions in the bill, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of planning

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Instead, the fast-casual restaurant chain's CEO and co-founder woke up pondering the country's ongoing cyclospora outbreak.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
One lucky Maryland resident might be pondering that after becoming the state's third $1 million winner in the past two weeks.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of pondering

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Since Australia's law came into force, countries including Canada, Brazil and Indonesia have enacted bans too, while many other countries are studying or developing laws.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
What Sweeney didn’t know was that when Lee Feaster, a football coach himself, was studying game film, Boobie was right there with him.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of studying

Verb

The technique creates extra grip while maintaining a shiny exterior and preventing the bun from looking flat.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
The 2026 Hyundai Tucson XRT AWD got zero attention, whistles or commentary in its week’s test in Los Angeles despite being a rugged-looking version of Hyundai’s compact crossover.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of looking

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Supporters are circulating clips of Ossoff’s speeches, debating his prospects against other potential 2028 Democratic contenders and increasingly comparing his trajectory with Obama’s rapid rise from the Senate to the White House.

— Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Opportunities are delayed because organizations are debating whose numbers are correct rather than deciding what actions to take.

— Ashraf Altawashi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of debating

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Your children therefore may not understand the scope of the difference between trying a swimsuit on a figure that looks like them online and not wearing clothes at all, according to Steel.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Now, Ramirez and Chang are trying to bring the same sense of connection to their own classrooms.

— Melissa May, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of trying

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