deliberate

[dih-lib-er-it, dih-lib-uh-reyt] / dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt, dɪˈlɪb əˌreɪt /

ADJECTIVE

intentional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calculated careful cautious cold-blooded conscious meticulous premeditated prudent purposeful studious thoughtful willful

STRONG

advised considered designed express fixed intended judged planned pondered prearranged predetermined projected purposed reasoned resolved schemed studied weighed

WEAK

aforethought cut-and-dried designful done on purpose predesigned predeterminate prepense provident purposive scrupulous thought-out voluntary wary with forethought witting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless heedless ignorant imprudent inattentive incautious thoughtless uncareful unmindful

STRONG

indefinite unplanned

WEAK

chance indeterminate unintentional unmethodical unsystematic unwitting

VERB

think about seriously; discuss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consider consult contemplate mull over ponder reflect weigh

STRONG

argue cerebrate cogitate debate excogitate judge meditate muse reason revolve roll ruminate speculate study

WEAK

bat it around chew over hammer away at kick around knock around pour it on put on thinking cap rack brains run up a flagpole stew over sweat over talk over turn over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discard disregard forget ignore neglect

STRONG

abstain agree go along

Example Sentences

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The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service tribunal found Mia "had failed to act honestly and with integrity and showed a deliberate disregard for professional standards".

From BBC

The WP said it will deliberate on the move and respond "in due course".

From BBC

“I had thought that it was largely the result of incompetence, and had not expected it to be deliberate,” Ms. Chang writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Wednesday, the force said it would "work tirelessly" to rebuild confidence and that it was "extremely sorry" mistakes had been made, but not with "an intent of deliberate distortion or discrimination".

From BBC

She said the Ajax programme was "an extremely welcome product of a deliberate choice by successive governments", and that the General Dynamics facilities were "a critical part of the Welsh manufacturing landscape".

From BBC

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