Antonyms for deliberate
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : adjective dih-lib-er-it; verb dih-lib-uh-reyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt; verb dɪˈlɪb əˌreɪt |
Definition of deliberate
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.
- adj intentional
- verb think about seriously; discuss
- But he had not done so, and she was glad he could be restrained and deliberate in that "breedy" sort of way.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- “Very well,” he said, and paused, as if in deliberate contempt of the official clock.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- It was a long speech for Wally to make, and he made it with deliberate malice.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- "What you choose to think," he said after a deliberate pause.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- "There was a lovely cat at the hotel," she added with deliberate malice.
- Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- It was a purposed and deliberate communication of His secret of Happiness.
- Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
- Then followed the brushing of his teeth and the deliberate bathing of his hands.
- Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
- She measured him with her eyes, as though making a deliberate estimate of his powers.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Heneage, as a rule, was one of the most deliberate and even-tempered of men.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Taking a deliberate aim at one of them, he touched the trigger.
- Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
Synonyms for deliberate
- advised
- aforethought
- argue
- bat it around
- calculated
- careful
- cautious
- cerebrate
- chew over
- cogitate
- cold-blooded
- conscious
- consider
- considered
- consult
- contemplate
- cut-and-dried
- debate
- designed
- designful
- done on purpose
- excogitate
- express
- fixed
- hammer away at
- intended
- judge
- judged
- kick around
- knock around
- meditate
- meticulous
- mull over
- muse
- planned
- ponder
- pondered
- pour it on
- prearranged
- predesigned
- predeterminate
- predetermined
- premeditated
- prepense
- projected
- provident
- prudent
- purposed
- purposeful
- purposive
- put on thinking cap
- rack brains
- reason
- reasoned
- reflect
- resolved
- revolve
- roll
- ruminate
- run up a flagpole
- schemed
- scrupulous
- speculate
- stew over
- studied
- studious
- study
- sweat over
- talk over
- thought out
- thoughtful
- turn over
- voluntary
- wary
- weigh
- weighed
- willful
- with forethought
- witting
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