DELIBERATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does deliberate mean?
• DELIBERATE (adjective)
The adjective DELIBERATE has 5 senses:
1. by conscious design or purpose
2. with care and dignity
3. produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
4. marked by careful consideration or reflection
5. carefully thought out in advance
Familiarity information: DELIBERATE used as an adjective is common.
• DELIBERATE (verb)
The verb DELIBERATE has 2 senses:
1. think about carefully; weigh
2. discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Familiarity information: DELIBERATE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DELIBERATE (adjective)
Meaning:
By conscious design or purpose
Synonyms:
deliberate; intentional; knowing
Context examples:
intentional damage / a knowing attempt to defraud / a willful waste of time
Similar:
intended (intentional or planned)
Meaning:
With care and dignity
Synonyms:
deliberate; careful; measured
Context examples:
walking at the same measured pace / with all deliberate speed
Similar:
unhurried (relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste)
Meaning:
Produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
Synonyms:
studied; deliberate
Context examples:
a studied smile / a note of biting irony and studied insult
Also:
affected; unnatural (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)
Meaning:
Marked by careful consideration or reflection
Context example:
a deliberate decision
Similar:
thoughtful (exhibiting or characterized by careful thought)
Meaning:
Carefully thought out in advance
Synonyms:
calculated; measured; deliberate
Context examples:
a calculated insult / with measured irony
Similar:
premeditated (characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning)
• DELIBERATE (verb)
Meaning:
Think about carefully; weigh
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
deliberate; moot; debate; consider; turn over
Context examples:
They considered the possibility of a strike / Turn the proposal over in your mind
Hypernyms (to "deliberate" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deliberate"):
see (deliberate or decide)
premeditate (consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand)
debate (argue with one another)
wrestle (engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate)
think twice (consider and reconsider carefully)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
deliberate; debate
Hypernyms (to "deliberate" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deliberate"):
vex (subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue deliberate
Sam wants to deliberate with Sue
