deliberate[adjective]Synonyms:- intentional, calculated, conscious, planned, prearranged, premeditated, purposeful, wilful
- unhurried, careful, cautious, circumspect, measured, methodical, ponderous, slow, thoughtful
[verb]Synonyms:- consider, cogitate, consult, debate, discuss, meditate, ponder, reflect, think, weigh
Antonyms: casual, impulsive, abrupt, precipitate
Contrasted words: chance, chancy, desultory, haphazard, happy-go-lucky, hit-or-miss, random, aimless, designless, purposeless, hasty, hurried, abrupt, impetuous, sudden, automatic, instinctive, spontaneous, careless, heedless, inadvertent, thoughtless, unintended, unpurposed, headlong
Related Words: planned,
projected,
schemed,
calculated,
careful,
meticulous,
scrupulous,
foresighted,
forethoughtful,
provident,
prudent,
intended,
meant,
meditated,
purposed,
determined,
purposeful,
aware,
cognizant,
conscious,
calculating,
cautious,
chary,
circumspect,
wary,
heedful,
collected,
composed,
cool,
imperturbable,
excogitate,
study,
weigh,
argue,
debate,
discuss,
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I. de‧lib‧e‧rate1 /dɪˈlɪb
ərət, dɪˈlɪb
ərɪt/
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: deliberatus, past participle of deliberare 'to weigh in the mind', from libra 'balance']
1. intended or planned
Antonym : unintentional Synonym : intentional:
a deliberate attempt to humiliate her The attack on him was quite deliberate.2. deliberate speech, thought, or movement is slow and careful:
He approached her with slow, deliberate steps.—deliberateness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲