deliberate

Meaning

Adj

1. Done on purpose; intentional.
2. Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
3. Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
4. Not hasty or sudden; slow.

Verb

1. (transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
2. (intransitive) To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.

Opposite of

unintentional, unwitting

Synonyms

consider

intentional

ponder

reflect

think

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debate

premeditated

wilful

think over

meditate

cogitate

contemplate

slow

careful

discuss

consult

measured

intended

leisurely

voluntary

thoughtful

weigh

study

conscious

planned

ruminate

calculated

muse

confer

examine

purposive

purposeful

well-considered

willful

speculate

aforethought

counsel

turn over

advised

sensible

considered

studied

reason

easygoing

reasoned

argue

devise

designed

moot

on purpose

Translations

délibéré

délibérer

deliberado

absichtlich

überlegen

düşünmek

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deliberado

bewusst

deliberare

premeditato

beraadslagen

opzettelijk

intenzionale

overwegen

riflettere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈlɪbəɹət/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.