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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
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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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“Over the past several years, we have taken deliberate steps to become a more focused medical technology organization,” Avanos CEO David Pacitti said in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

I mention this because it’s important to be deliberate about when you claim Social Security.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

As Jason Hsu, a former Taiwanese legislator and now a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, pointed out, it’s a deliberate attempt by Xi to reframe the narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

She will emphasise that the Strait or Hormuz must reopen as the "deliberate blocking of this critical artery of the global economy" is affecting British people, despite being more than 3,000 miles away.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The first is that truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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