<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.</li><li>characterized by deliberation or cautious consideration; careful or slow in deciding: Moving away from the city and all its advantages required a deliberate decision.</li><li>leisurely and steady in movement or action; slow and even; unhurried: moving with a deliberate step.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>willful</li><li>purposive</li><li>conscious</li><li>cautious</li><li>circumspect</li><li>thoughtful</li><li>methodical</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms</strong></p><ul><li>accidental</li><li>rash</li><li>precipitate</li><li>impulsive</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to weigh in the mind; consider: to deliberate a question.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>ponder</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to think carefully or attentively; reflect: She deliberated for a long time before giving her decision.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>ruminate</li><li>cogitate</li><li>to consult or confer formally: The jury deliberated for three hours.</li></ul>