What does deliberate mean?

deliberate means "carefully thought out in advance". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deliberate?

deliberate has 4 syllables: de-lib-e-rate. The stress falls on "lib". In IPA it is /dɪˈlɪbɚət/.

What is another word for deliberate?

Close synonyms include calculated, measured, careful, measured, intentional. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deliberate a common word?

deliberate is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Deliberate — meaning, pronunciation and 5 senses

adjective

3 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
carefully thought out in advance
“a calculated insult”
“with measured irony”
“he made a deliberate decision not to respond negatively”
Synonymscalculated measured
Similarintended
2.
unhurried and with care and dignity
“walking at the same measured pace”
“with all deliberate speed”
Synonymscareful measured
Similarunhurried
3.
characterized by conscious design or purpose
“intentional damage”
“a knowing act of fraud”
“a deliberate attempt to provoke a response”
Synonymsintentional knowing
Similarintended

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
think about carefully; weigh
“They considered the possibility of a strike”
“Turn the proposal over in your mind”
Synonymsconsider debate moot turn over
Broaderhash out
Narrowersee premeditate debate wrestle think twice
2.
discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Synonymsdebate
Broaderhash out
Narrowervex

Other forms of deliberate

past tense: deliberated·
present participle: deliberating·
third person: deliberates·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about deliberate

What does deliberate mean?: deliberate means "carefully thought out in advance". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in deliberate?: deliberate has 4 syllables: de-lib-e-rate. The stress falls on "lib". In IPA it is /dɪˈlɪbɚət/.
What is another word for deliberate?: Close synonyms include calculated, measured, careful, measured, intentional. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is deliberate a common word?: deliberate is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for deliberate come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

3 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
carefully thought out in advance
“a calculated insult”
“with measured irony”
“he made a deliberate decision not to respond negatively”
Synonymscalculated measured
Similarintended
2.
unhurried and with care and dignity
“walking at the same measured pace”
“with all deliberate speed”
Synonymscareful measured
Similarunhurried
3.
characterized by conscious design or purpose
“intentional damage”
“a knowing act of fraud”
“a deliberate attempt to provoke a response”
Synonymsintentional knowing
Similarintended

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
think about carefully; weigh
“They considered the possibility of a strike”
“Turn the proposal over in your mind”
Synonymsconsider debate moot turn over
Broaderhash out
Narrowersee premeditate debate wrestle think twice
2.
discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Synonymsdebate
Broaderhash out
Narrowervex

Other forms of deliberate

past tense: deliberated·
present participle: deliberating·
third person: deliberates·

Questions about deliberate

What does deliberate mean?: deliberate means "carefully thought out in advance". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in deliberate?: deliberate has 4 syllables: de-lib-e-rate. The stress falls on "lib". In IPA it is /dɪˈlɪbɚət/.
What is another word for deliberate?: Close synonyms include calculated, measured, careful, measured, intentional. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is deliberate a common word?: deliberate is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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