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Antonyms for deliberating
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : adjective dih-lib-er-it; verb dih-lib-uh-reyt |
Phonetic Transcription : adjective dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt; verb dɪˈlɪb əˌreɪt |
Definition of deliberating
Origin :- early 15c., "done with careful consideration," from Latin deliberatus "resolved upon, determined," past participle of deliberare (see deliberation). Meaning "slow, consciously unhurried" is attested by 1590s. Related: Deliberately.
- verb think about seriously; discuss
- I am very well,' replied Mr Merdle, after deliberating about it. '
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Mr. Galloway walked to the outer door, deliberating what his course should be.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Is this a slight matter about which you and Lysimachus are deliberating?
- Extract from : « Laches » by Plato
- Do you mean to say you had been deliberating with yourself whether you would die?
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
- "I guess not," Rankin replied slowly, as if deliberating the question.
- Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
- While he was deliberating this important point she was ascending the stairs.
- Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan
- Souls may perish, and go down to hell, while you are deliberating.
- Extract from : « Gathering Jewels » by James Knowles and Matilda Darroch Knowles
- There is no use in his deliberating; it is inevitable; he has got to do it.
- Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 » by Various
- He left him deliberating whether to call his servants and throw him into the street.
- Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
- The princess spent part of the night in reflecting and deliberating.
- Extract from : « Samuel Brohl & Company » by Victor Cherbuliez
Synonyms for deliberating
- argue
- bat it around
- cerebrate
- chew over
- cogitate
- consider
- consult
- contemplate
- debate
- excogitate
- hammer away at
- judge
- kick around
- knock around
- meditate
- mull over
- muse
- ponder
- pour it on
- put on thinking cap
- rack brains
- reason
- reflect
- revolve
- roll
- ruminate
- run up a flagpole
- speculate
- stew over
- study
- sweat over
- talk over
- turn over
- weigh
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