Synonyms for deliberation
dɪˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃənde·lib·er·a·tion

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1. deliberationnoun

   Synonyms:
   cessation, endurance, immobility, inaction, inactivity, inertia, passion (In philosophic sense), quiescence, quiet, repose, rest, suffering, suspension

   Antonyms:
   accomplishment, achievement, act, action, consummation, deed, doing, effect, execution, exercise, exertion, exploit, feat, motion, movement, operation, performance, proceeding, transaction, work

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1. deliberationnoun

   (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question

   "the deliberations of the jury"

   Synonyms:
   deliberateness, weighing, advisement, unhurriedness, slowness, calculation

2. deliberation, weighing, advisementnoun

   careful consideration

   "a little deliberation would have deterred them"

   Synonyms:
   deliberateness, weighing, advisement, unhurriedness, slowness, calculation

3. calculation, deliberationnoun

   planning something carefully and intentionally

   "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"

   Synonyms:
   slowness, figuring, unhurriedness, calculation, reckoning, deliberateness, computation, computing, weighing, advisement

4. slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriednessnoun

   a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

   Synonyms:
   ineptitude, unhurriedness, ineptness, calculation, slowness, subnormality, deliberateness, clumsiness, mental retardation, backwardness, weighing, maladroitness, awkwardness, advisement, retardation

5. deliberation, deliberatenessnoun

   the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision

   "he was a man of judicial deliberation"

   Synonyms:
   deliberateness, weighing, advisement, unhurriedness, slowness, calculation

Matched Categories

1. • Consideration
   • Discussion
   • Pace
   • Planning

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1. deliberationnoun

   Synonyms:
   consideration, meditation, cogitation, thought, reflection, circumspection, wariness, caution, thoughtfulness

2. deliberationnoun

   Synonyms:
   consultation, discussion

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1. deliberationnoun

   Synonyms:
   consideration, discussion, consultation

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1. List of paraphrases for "deliberation":

   délibération, deliberative, deliberations, discussion, consideration

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How to use deliberation in a sentence?

1. Karen Kaiser:

   After careful deliberation and exhausting our other options, The Associated Press is taking the necessary legal steps to gain access to these important documents, which will shed light on actions by the State Department and former Secretary Clinton, a presumptive 2016 presidential candidate, during some of the most significant issues of our time, the press is a proxy for the people, and AP will continue its pursuit of vital information that's in the public interest through this action and future open records requests.

2. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox:

   Legislation that impacts our most vulnerable youth requires careful consideration and deliberation. While not a perfect bill, we are grateful for Sen. Kennedy’s more nuanced and thoughtful approach to this terribly divisive issue, more and more experts, states and countries around the world are pausing these permanent and life-altering treatments for new patients until more and better research can help determine the long-term consequences.

3. Centner Academy:

   Centner Academy's policy was enacted as a prudent precautionary measure after much thoughtful deliberation, to be clear, the school leadership does not believe that one who is vaccinated can infect another person with COVID. Further, the school is not opining on whether a vaccinated person can negatively impact others.

4. Abby Wambach:

   After much deliberation and talking with my friends, family, teammates and our coaching staff, I've decided to finally bring my soccer career to an end, while we still have more work to do for women's soccer, after bringing the World Cup back to the United States this summer, I'm feeling extremely optimistic about the future of our sport.

5. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine:

   What we learned from the last 18 months is... this thing has been going up and down cycles... and deliberation is the antidote to unnecessary escalation.