Verb

• S: (v) consider (consider%2:32:02::), debate (debate%2:32:02::), moot (moot%2:32:00::), turn over (turn_over%2:32:00::), deliberate (deliberate%2:32:01::) (think about carefully; weigh) "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
• S: (v) debate (debate%2:32:00::), deliberate (deliberate%2:32:00::) (discuss the pros and cons of an issue)

Adjective

• S: (adj) deliberate (deliberate%3:00:00:intended:00), calculated (calculated%3:00:00:intended:00), measured (measured%3:00:00:intended:00) (carefully thought out in advance) "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"; "he made a deliberate decision not to respond negatively"
• similar to
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) deliberateness (deliberateness%1:07:00::) [Related to: deliberate] (the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision) "he was a man of judicial deliberation"
• antonym
• S: (adj) careful (careful%3:00:00:unhurried:00), deliberate (deliberate%3:00:00:unhurried:00), measured (measured%3:00:00:unhurried:00) (unhurried and with care and dignity) "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
• S: (adj) intentional (intentional%3:00:00:intended:00), knowing (knowing%3:00:00:intended:00), deliberate (deliberate%3:00:01:intended:00) (characterized by conscious design or purpose) "intentional damage"; "a knowing act of fraud"; "a deliberate attempt to provoke a response"