What is another word for weighing up ?

considering the pros and cons of

Present participle for to contemplate or take into strong consideration

summing up

turning over in one's mind

beating one's brains out about

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

putting on thinking cap

giving consideration to

giving some thought to

debating with oneself

entertaining the idea of

taking under consideration

running up a flagpole

asking oneself

hammering away at

pondering over

giving much thought to

considering as an example

looking at as an example

seeing how the land lies

looking carefully at

making an appraisal of

taking into consideration

balancing the differences between

setting side by side

weighing against another

measuring the differences between

opposing

weighing the differences between

placing in juxtaposition

bethinking

mooting

recking

taking under advisement

building castles in air

cudgeling your brains

looking inward

seeing

having your head in the clouds

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

keeping talking about

problem-solving

keeping thinking about

going on about

projecting

coming up with

spending too much time thinking about

finding a solution to

figuring something out

letting one's thoughts wander

indulging in wool-gathering

considering the possibility of

entertaining the thought of

cudgelling^UK

marveling^US

cudgeling^US

marvelling^UK

doubting

enquiring^UK

metabolising^UK

speculating on

revolving in one's mind

conducting research into

conducting a survey of

realising^UK

realizing^US

arguing the pros and cons of

having thoughts about

entertaining the possibility of

drifting off

staying in the clouds

fantasizing^US

conjuring up an image of

fantasising^UK

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“We have to weigh up all the options and divergent opinions that have been expressed.”

Verb

(about a particular subject) Present participle for to express or communicate one's opinion or ideas with a person or a group of people

Verb

Present participle for to draw conclusions from an examination or assessment

gauging^UK

making up one's mind about

checking

classing

classifying

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

gaging^US

assessing the worth of

checking out

checking something out

forming an impression of

forming an opinion of

putting a price on

putting a value on

taking account of

getting the measure of

making an estimate of

theorizing^US

theorising^UK

jumping to a conclusion

taking the measure of

finding out

discovering

estimating the price of

estimating the cost of

coming to the conclusion

taking the measurements of

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Verb

Present participle for to investigate in a systematic manner

leaving no stone unturned

subjecting to an examination

staking out

trying to get to the bottom of

dipped one's toe in the water

making enquiries about

making inquiry

listening in

conducting an enquiry into

feeling out

conducting an investigation into

making inquiries about

putting to the test

putting questions to

searching the evidence concerning

sifting the evidence concerning

running over

giving something a once-over

enquiring^UK

asking questions about

making enquiries into

checking something out

giving something a going-over

gaging^US

summarising^UK

summarizing^US

gauging^UK

concerning itself with

going over with a fine-tooth comb

casting your eye over

making enquiries

turning over

snooping

conducting an enquiry

making an observation of

conducting investigations into

giving something a look-see

taking a dekko at

subjecting to an inspection

getting down to brass tacks

taking the measure of

examining carefully

pegging

examining closely

putting under a microscope

trialing^US

trialling^UK

conducting experiments

carrying out trials on

field-testing

trying on for size

putting something through its paces

gawking

giving something a check-up

looking through narrowed eyes

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Verb

Present participle for to hold or write a review of

Verb

Present participle for to proceed with caution or thought

considering carefully

thinking conscientiously

Verb

Present participle for to discern from given information

Noun

The act of examining

enquiry^UK

inquiry^US

judgement^UK

judgment^US

telling the difference

gauging^UK

gaging^US

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Noun

Long and careful consideration or thought

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

judgement^UK

judgment^US

thinking of other things

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Noun