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- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
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adjective |
| pronunciation: |
d
lI
briht
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d
lI
br
iht
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| definition 1: |
said or done on purpose.
I may have hurt your feelings, but it wasn't deliberate.- synonyms:
- intentional, purposeful, willful
- antonyms:
- accidental, automatic, casual
- similar words:
- conscious, earnest
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| definition 2: |
thought out ahead of time; carefully considered.
The president's words were deliberate as he tried to get the two countries at war to end their differences.- synonyms:
- planned, weighed
- antonyms:
- abrupt, accidental, casual, hasty, impulsive
- similar words:
- conscious, earnest, intentional, thoughtful
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
dih
lIb
reIt
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| inflections: |
deliberates, deliberating, deliberated |
| definition: |
to think about an issue or question in a careful and thorough way, sometimes by discussing them with others.
The jury deliberated for five hours before reaching their decision.- synonyms:
- ponder
- similar words:
- confer, debate, meditate, reflect, study, think
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| related words: |
bargain, huddle, ponder, reason |
| derivations: |
deliberately (adv.), deliberateness (n.), deliberator (n.) |
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