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Synonyms of deliberate in English:

deliberate


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adjective

1‘a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict’

SYNONYMS
intentional, calculated, conscious, done on purpose, intended, planned, meant, considered, studied, knowing, wilful, wanton, purposeful, purposive, premeditated, pre-planned, thought out in advance, prearranged, preconceived, predetermined
aforethought
voluntary, volitional
dated Law prepense
ANTONYMS

accidental, unintentional

2‘she took a couple of small, deliberate steps towards him’

SYNONYMS
careful, cautious, unhurried, measured, regular, even, steady
leisurely
laborious, ponderous
ANTONYMS

hasty

3‘a careful and deliberate worker’

SYNONYMS
methodical, systematic, careful, painstaking, meticulous, thorough
ANTONYMS

careless


verb

1‘there was a long painful silence while she deliberated on his words’

SYNONYMS
think about, think over, ponder, consider, contemplate, reflect on, muse on, meditate on, ruminate on, mull over, chew over, turn over in one's mind, give thought to, cogitate about
brood over, dwell on
put on one's thinking cap, be in a brown study
discuss, debate, weigh up
North American think on
archaic pore on
rare excogitate, cerebrate