2 entries found for deliberate.
To select an entry, click on it. Entry Word: deliberate
Function: adjective
Text: 1 decided on as a result of careful thought <the judge made a deliberate decision to impose the maximum sentence>
Synonyms advised, calculated, considered, measured, reasoned, studied, thoughtful, weighed
Related Words aforethought, premeditated; educated, informed; intentional, purposeful; designed, intended, planned, projected; careful, meticulous; foresighted, forethoughtful, provident, prudent
Near Antonyms ill-advised; chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random; aimless, desultory, purposeless; hasty, hurried, rushed; abrupt, impetuous, sudden; automatic, extemporaneous, impromptu, instinctive, spontaneous
Antonyms casual
2 made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing <a deliberate act of vandalism> -- see INTENTIONAL