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Verb group 4

Consider 84% connected

To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Consider 84% connected

To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Study 84% connected

A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Study 84% connected

A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Similar meaning 2

Controversial 84% connected

Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Controversial 84% connected

Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 5

Case 76% connected

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Cause 76% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Discuss 76% connected

To break to pieces; to shatter.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lawsuit 76% connected

An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Suit 76% connected

The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 4

Debate 76% connected

To engage in combat for; to strive for.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Premeditate 76% connected

To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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See 76% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wrestle 76% connected

To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 6

Deliberateness 74% connected

The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deliberateness 74% connected

The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deliberation 74% connected

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deliberation 74% connected

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 6

Arguable 92% connected

Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Consider 92% connected

To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Debatable 92% connected

Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Debate 92% connected

To engage in combat for; to strive for.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Deliberate 92% connected

Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in det…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Disputable 92% connected

Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in question, controverted, or contested; or doubtful certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, dispu…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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