Synonyms & related words for meditate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of meditate — including contemplate, ponder, ruminate, mull, cogitate, study. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to meditate

Explore words related to meditate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include meditator, meditation, meditational, meditative, excogitate, contemplation, meditativeness, contemplative. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for meditate

Common synonyms for meditate include contemplate, ponder, ruminate, mull, cogitate, study, reflect, introspect — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does meditate come from?

The word meditate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root medit-, from Latin meditor (“ponder”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.