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Synonyms for deliberate
dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt; -əˌreɪtde·lib·er·ate

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. deliberate

    An individual considers, meditates, ponders, reflects, by himself; he weighs a matter in his own mind, and is sometimes said even to debate with himself. Consult and confer always imply two or more persons, as does debate, unless expressly limited as above. Confer suggests the interchange of counsel, advice, or information; consult indicates almost exclusively the receiving of it. A man confers with his associates about a new investment; he consults his physician about his health; he may confer with him on matters of general interest. He consults a dictionary, but does not confer with it. Deliberate, which can be applied to a single individual, is also the word for a great number, while consult is ordinarily limited to a few; a committee consults; an assembly deliberates. Deliberating always carries the idea of slowness; consulting is compatible with haste; we can speak of a hasty consultation, not of a hasty deliberation. Debate implies opposing views; deliberate, simply a gathering and balancing of all facts and reasons. We consider or deliberate with a view to action, while meditation may be quite purposeless.

    Synonyms:
    confer, consider, consult, debate, meditate, ponder, reflect, weigh

    Preposition:
    We deliberate on or upon, also about or concerning a matter: the first two are preferable.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. deliberateverb

    Synonyms:
    consider, meditate, consult, weigh, reflect, ponder, debate, perpend

    Antonyms:
    shelve, burke, discard, hazard, chance, risk

  2. deliberateadjective

    Synonyms:
    grave, purposed, intentional, designed, determined, resolute, earnest, unbiased, unprejudiced

    Antonyms:
    playful, jocose, facetious, irresolute, unresolved, undetermined, dubious, compulsory, suggested, dictated, instigated, biased, prejudiced

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. deliberate, calculated, measuredadjective

    carefully thought out in advance

    "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"

    Synonyms:
    mensurable, careful, metric, mensural, measured, calculated, metrical

    Antonyms:
    unintended, hurried

  2. careful, deliberate, measuredverb

    unhurried and with care and dignity

    "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"

    Synonyms:
    metric, thrifty, heedful, careful, mensurable, metrical, measured, calculated, mensural

    Antonyms:
    hurried, unintended

  3. consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberateverb

    think about carefully; weigh

    "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

    Synonyms:
    turn, reckon, dig, flip, pass on, weigh, view, debate, fence, reach, take, roll, study, see, deal, tump over, moot, think, contend, conceive, give, overturn, bowl over, delve, pass, tip over, count, upset, believe, flip over, turn over, regard, argue, consider, knock over, look at, hand, cut into

    Antonyms:
    unintended, hurried

  4. debate, deliberateverb

    discuss the pros and cons of an issue

    Synonyms:
    consider, fence, moot, argue, turn over, contend, debate

    Antonyms:
    unintended, hurried

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. deliberateverb

    Synonyms:
    reflect, ponder, consider, think, cogitate, ruminate, muse, meditate, take counsel with one's self

  2. deliberateadjective

    Synonyms:
    wary, cautious, careful, circumspect, considerate, thoughtful

  3. deliberateadjective

    Synonyms:
    well considered, well advised, not rash

  4. deliberateadjective

    Synonyms:
    slow, not hasty

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. deliberateadjective

    Synonyms:
    intentional, premeditated, prepense, done on purpose

    Antonyms:
    accidental, unconscious, unpremeditated, unintentional

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How to use deliberate in a sentence?

  1. Ray Mabus:

    My goal in creating the (post of deputy assistant secretary) for unmanned systems was to streamline our current programs and drive a strategy for development that is deliberate and thoughtful.

  2. Democratic Senate:

    President Biden's nominee will receive a prompt hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and will be considered and confirmed by the full United States Senate with all deliberate speed.

  3. Edward H. Crane:

    Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. Only through a deliberate misreading of the general welfare and commerce clauses of the Constitution has the federal government been allowed to overreach its authority and extend its tendrils into every corner of civil society.

  4. Donatella Rovera:

    KRG (Kurdistan Regional Government) forces appear to be spearheading a concerted campaign to forcibly displace Arab communities by destroying entire villages in areas they have recaptured from IS in northern Iraq, the forced displacement of civilians and the deliberate destruction of homes and property without military justification, may amount to war crimes.

  5. Carolyn Maloney:

    This is a deliberate effort to politicize the census for partisan gains that violates the standards set forth in the Constitution mandating an accurate count of the nation, congress should block this action by passing the Census IDEA Act, which I introduced last week. We cannot accept an incomplete or unfair count in 2020—too much is at stake.


Translations for deliberate

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  • наўмысныBelarusian
  • обмислям, обмислен, умишлен, преднамеренBulgarian
  • deliberatCatalan, Valencian
  • váhavý, záměrný, neuspěchaný, zvažovat, úmyslný, rozvážný, promyšlenýCzech
  • bevidst, langsom, overveje, velovervejet, rolig, gennemtænkt, overlagt, sindigDanish
  • wohlerwogen, absichtlich, überlegt, bedachtsam, bewusst, vorsichtig, erwägen, wohlüberlegt, überlegen, beraten, vorsätzlich, bedacht, abwägenGerman
  • σκόπιμοςGreek
  • deliberado, deliberar, a propósitoSpanish
  • حساب شدهPersian
  • harkitseva, tarkoituksellinen, harkita, verkkainen, puntaroida, harkittu, pohtia, tahallinenFinnish
  • délibérer, concerté, délibéréFrench
  • meòraichScottish Gaelic
  • deliberado, deliberarGalician
  • מכווןHebrew
  • megfontolt, szándékos, megfontolHungarian
  • sengaja, disengajaIndonesian
  • 熟慮する, 思慮深い, 作為的, 慎重, 故意Japanese
  • consiliumLatin
  • mauritau, whakaraupeka, ngarahuMāori
  • намеренMacedonian
  • opzettelijke, weloverwogen, doordacht, doordachte, doordenken, beraadslagen, met opzet, overwegen, opzettelijkDutch
  • overveid, veloverveid, med viljeNorwegian
  • umyślny, zamierzonyPolish
  • proposital, deliberado, deliberar, de propósito, intencional, calculadoPortuguese
  • delibera, consfătuiRomanian
  • осторожный, осмотрительный, размеренный, обдумывать, преднамеренный, осознанный, взвешенный, намеренный, неспешный, умышленный, обдуманный, рассудительныйRussian
  • namjeran, намјеран, nameran, намеранSerbo-Croatian
  • úmyselný, zámernýSlovak
  • namerenSlovene
  • medveten, överlägga, rådslå, avsiktligSwedish
  • навмисний, умиснийUkrainian
  • דיליבראַטYiddish

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