deliberate
Verb
- think about carefully; weigh
- discuss the pros and cons of an issue
- To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
- To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.
Adjective Satellite
- carefully thought out in advance
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- "with all deliberate speed"
Adj
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- 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.
- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
Examples
- a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime
- a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
- It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.
- The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
calculated, careful, consider, debate, measured, moot, turn over, Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ponder, advertent, alert, attentive, canny, cautelous, cautious, chary, circumspect, conscious, conservative, deliberate, discreet, guarded, heedful, heedy, hesitant, intentional, meticulous, mindful, on purpose, prudent, purposeful, purposive, reckful, safe, sensible, shy, slow, tentative, thoughtful, timid, timorous, volitational, volitional, voluntary, wary, well-advised, wilful
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
deliberate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddeliberate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deliberate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary