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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1. Tony Montalto:

   This bill is a victim’s rights bill. We want to believe in our justice system. Our justice system can’t be halted by one individual. We need consensus, collaboration, deliberation to take place, and that was halted by one individual in our case.

2. Masha Gessen:

   There's a really aggressive posture to both men. Putin respects fighters and he respects aggression and he doesn't respect sort of calm and deliberation, he wants a manly adversary. He wants somebody he can understand.

3. 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.

4. Laura Murphy:

   I think there is some areas where the company adopts timelines like they've adopted a timeline for increasing diversity numbers that are very strong, and in other areas there's just too much deliberation and not enough action, we tried to lay out a game plan for the company, but really the ball's in their court now.

5. 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.