DELIBERATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • discuss the pros and cons of an issue
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) deliberate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • think about carefully
    • weigh
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • They considered the possibility of a strike
    • Turn the proposal over in your mind
    Hypernyms(s) deliberate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

DELIBERATE as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • with care and dignity
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • walking at the same measured pace
    • with all deliberate speed
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  2. Meaning
    • by conscious design or purpose
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • intentional damage
    • a knowing attempt to defraud
    • a willful waste of time
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  3. Meaning
    • produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a studied smile
    • a note of biting irony and studied insult- V.L.Parrington
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  4. Meaning
    • carefully thought out in advance
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a calculated insult
    • with measured irony
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  5. Meaning
    • marked by careful consideration or reflection
    Usage Example(s)
    • a deliberate decision
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