Defenition of the word deliberate
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Defenition of the word deliberate
- (doing or feeling something) in a deliberate or controlled way.
- carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"
- with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
- think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"
- discuss the pros and cons of an issue
- marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision"
- consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
- by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
- produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington
- think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
- think about carefully; weigh
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- carefully thought out in advance
Synonyms for the word deliberate
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- calculated
- careful
- cautious
- cogitate
- conscious
- consider
- debate
- intentional
- knowing
- measured
- methodical
- moot
- mull over
- on purpose
- planned
- ponder
- premeditated
- purposeful
- reflect
- slow
- studied
- think
- think about
- thoughtful
- turn over
- unhurried
- wary
- weigh up
- wilful
- willful
Similar words in the deliberate
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- affected
- deliberate
- deliberated
- deliberately
- deliberates
- intended
- premeditated
- thoughtful
- unhurried
- unnatural
Hyponyms for the word deliberate
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- debate
- premeditate
- see
- think twice
- vex
- wrestle
Hypernyms for the word deliberate
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- chew over
- contemplate
- discuss
- hash out
- meditate
- mull
- mull over
- muse
- ponder
- reflect
- ruminate
- speculate
- talk over
- think over
Antonyms for the word deliberate
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- natural
- uncontrived
- unstudied
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