deliberate
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Synonyms: delibrate, delineate, liberate, desiderate, deliberative, deliberated, indeliberate, delirate, delibate, deliberator, deliberates
Antonyms: delibrate, delineate, liberate, desiderate, deliberative, deliberated, indeliberate, delirate, delibate, deliberator, deliberates
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Adjective
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime
- Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
- 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.
- The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
Verb
- To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
- It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.
- To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.
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