Meaning
- (verb) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind. “It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.”
- (verb) To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.
- (adjective) Done on purpose; intentional. “Tripping me was deliberate action.”
- (adjective) Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining. “The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.”
- (adjective) Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash. “a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result”
- (adjective) Not hasty or sudden; slow.
Letter breakdown
- Deliberate contains 10 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Opposites
Words from these letters
- liberated
- editable
- liberate
- retailed
- alerted
- altered
- atelier
- beadier
- beetled
- belated
- berated
- bleated
- bleeder
- debater
- driblet
- rebated
- related
- trailed
- treadle
- trebled
- trialed
- albeit
- bailed
- baited
- balder
- beater
- beetle
- belied
- belted
- berate
- betide
- blared
- bridal
- bridle
- dealer
- debate
- delete
- derail
- detail
- dieter
- dilate
- edible
- elated
- leader
- leered
- railed
- rebate
- reeled
- relaid
- relate
- relied
- retail
- ribald
- tabled
- tailed
- teared
- tirade
- treble
- tribal
Connected words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with DEL
- delay
- delayed
- delaying
- delays
- delectable
- delectation
- delegate
- delegated
- delegates
- delegating
- delegation
- delegations
- delete
- deleted
- deleterious
- deletes
- deleting
- deletion
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Words ending with ATE
Reader questions
What does Deliberate mean?
To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
How many letters are in Deliberate?
Deliberate has 10 letters.
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