Deliberate
adjective
Done purposely, not by accident or mistake.
She made a deliberate decision to quit her job.
Often appears as...
- deliberate decision
- deliberate attempt
verb
To think or discuss very carefully before making a decision.
The jury will deliberate before deciding whether or not he is guilty.
Often appears as...
- deliberate on
- deliberate over
adjective
Slow and careful, as though considering each action before doing it.
The cat made its way up the tree in a deliberate manner.
Often appears as...
- deliberate manner
- deliberate pace
adjective
Done purposely, not by accident or mistake.
She made a deliberate decision to quit her job.
Often appears as...
- deliberate decision
- deliberate attempt
verb
To think or discuss very carefully before making a decision.
The jury will deliberate before deciding whether or not he is guilty.
Often appears as...
- deliberate on
- deliberate over
adjective
Slow and careful, as though considering each action before doing it.
The cat made its way up the tree in a deliberate manner.
Often appears as...
- deliberate manner
- deliberate pace
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Intent Matters
Use 'deliberate' to express a conscious choice or decision someone makes.
His silence was a deliberate way to express discontent.
Pro Tip 2/3Contrast with Accidental
'Deliberate' is the opposite of 'accidental' or 'inadvertent' in actions.
She didn’t accidentally ignore him; it was a deliberate act.
Pro Tip 3/3Conveys Intention
The word hints at putting thought into an action beforehand.
Placing the vase at the edge was a deliberate choice to draw attention.
Pro Tip 1/3Intent Matters
Use 'deliberate' to express a conscious choice or decision someone makes.
His silence was a deliberate way to express discontent.
Pro Tip 2/3Contrast with Accidental
'Deliberate' is the opposite of 'accidental' or 'inadvertent' in actions.
She didn’t accidentally ignore him; it was a deliberate act.
Pro Tip 3/3Conveys Intention
The word hints at putting thought into an action beforehand.
Placing the vase at the edge was a deliberate choice to draw attention.
Pro Tip 1/3Intent Matters
Use 'deliberate' to express a conscious choice or decision someone makes.
His silence was a deliberate way to express discontent.
Pro Tip 2/3Contrast with Accidental
'Deliberate' is the opposite of 'accidental' or 'inadvertent' in actions.
She didn’t accidentally ignore him; it was a deliberate act.
Pro Tip 3/3Conveys Intention
The word hints at putting thought into an action beforehand.
Placing the vase at the edge was a deliberate choice to draw attention.
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The threat of invasive...
we have also deliberately brought our plants and animals along, rarely considering the consequences. But now that we're learning more about the effects of invasive species on ecosystems, many governments closely monitor the transport of plants and animals,
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Is there a reproducibilit...
In addition, little incentive exists to publish results unsupportive of the expected hypothesis. That results in a deluge of agreement between what was expected and what was found. In rare occasions, this can even lead to deliberate fabrication,
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How we conquered the...
to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted
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Braving a Thunderstorm...
ever since they've been deliberately putting out food for them so we got here a big pile of meat and hopefully pretty soon the main wall is going to start coming in for a free feed this could be the best place in the whole world to see
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Questions No One Knows...
or fleets of colonizing spaceships or glorious works of art that fill the night sky. At the very least, you'd think they'd be revealing their presence, deliberately or otherwise, through electromagnetic signals of one kind or another.
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The reality constructed...
context and speak to us as truth we willed this series of events as our do the standards of standard of gifts 4 gifts of the future we live the rest of our lives the utter knowledge that there is something deliberate that transports
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Screaming Mummy Mystery...
saw that the body had been deliberately preserved that indicates respect and status before long they came up with a dramatic theory to explain it ma sparrow became convinced that not only was the screaming man royal but that he had
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Why do people have...
These antihistamines stop the inflammation response. Steroids can help dial down the immune system. Another more permanent option is immunotherapy. Deliberate, controlled exposure to gradually increasing amounts of an allergen
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Bryan Stevenson: We need...
And the room got very quiet, and this woman said, "There's no way, with our history, we could ever engage in the systematic killing of human beings. It would be unconscionable for us to, in an intentional and deliberate way,
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What is abstract...
when examined up close. And the chaos of this tangled mess seems to defy all control, but it's actually the product of a deliberate, though not pre-planned, process. These characteristics made Pollock into a celebrity,
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The threat of invasive...
we have also deliberately brought our plants and animals along, rarely considering the consequences. But now that we're learning more about the effects of invasive species on ecosystems, many governments closely monitor the transport of plants and animals,
Video examples
Is there a reproducibilit...
In addition, little incentive exists to publish results unsupportive of the expected hypothesis. That results in a deluge of agreement between what was expected and what was found. In rare occasions, this can even lead to deliberate fabrication,
Video examples
How we conquered the...
to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted
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Braving a Thunderstorm...
ever since they've been deliberately putting out food for them so we got here a big pile of meat and hopefully pretty soon the main wall is going to start coming in for a free feed this could be the best place in the whole world to see
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Questions No One Knows...
or fleets of colonizing spaceships or glorious works of art that fill the night sky. At the very least, you'd think they'd be revealing their presence, deliberately or otherwise, through electromagnetic signals of one kind or another.
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The reality constructed...
context and speak to us as truth we willed this series of events as our do the standards of standard of gifts 4 gifts of the future we live the rest of our lives the utter knowledge that there is something deliberate that transports
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Screaming Mummy Mystery...
saw that the body had been deliberately preserved that indicates respect and status before long they came up with a dramatic theory to explain it ma sparrow became convinced that not only was the screaming man royal but that he had
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Why do people have...
These antihistamines stop the inflammation response. Steroids can help dial down the immune system. Another more permanent option is immunotherapy. Deliberate, controlled exposure to gradually increasing amounts of an allergen
Video examples
Bryan Stevenson: We need...
And the room got very quiet, and this woman said, "There's no way, with our history, we could ever engage in the systematic killing of human beings. It would be unconscionable for us to, in an intentional and deliberate way,
Video examples
What is abstract...
when examined up close. And the chaos of this tangled mess seems to defy all control, but it's actually the product of a deliberate, though not pre-planned, process. These characteristics made Pollock into a celebrity,
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James McAvoy
Scottish Actor
I remember that it was never that difficult for me to get a director to look up and pay attention to me. Mind you, I don't know if that's necessarily charm. But I've played roles where my character has to be charming and I've found it quite easy to do. I think some of it is in my bones, but some of it is more deliberate.
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Janet Reno
American Public Servant
If you disagree with me about a position I have taken, or what I've done, tell me, argue with me, debate. Sometimes, right and good are not that clear; at other times, it is only deliberate and respectful debate that leads us to understand what road we should take.
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Jack Monroe
British Journalist
But I know that trying to black out my past with oblivion will just damage my future. I made the decision to stop running from my fears, and to walk slowly and deliberately towards self-nurture, self-respect, and better mental and physical health.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
None of the records I make are ever a deliberate construction - they're always an expression of who I am at the time and where I am in my life.
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Pope John Paul II
Polish Saint
From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.
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Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye.
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Evelyn Underhill
English Writer
Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.
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Arnold Bennett
English Novelist
Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
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James McAvoy
Scottish Actor
I remember that it was never that difficult for me to get a director to look up and pay attention to me. Mind you, I don't know if that's necessarily charm. But I've played roles where my character has to be charming and I've found it quite easy to do. I think some of it is in my bones, but some of it is more deliberate.
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Janet Reno
American Public Servant
If you disagree with me about a position I have taken, or what I've done, tell me, argue with me, debate. Sometimes, right and good are not that clear; at other times, it is only deliberate and respectful debate that leads us to understand what road we should take.
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Jack Monroe
British Journalist
But I know that trying to black out my past with oblivion will just damage my future. I made the decision to stop running from my fears, and to walk slowly and deliberately towards self-nurture, self-respect, and better mental and physical health.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
None of the records I make are ever a deliberate construction - they're always an expression of who I am at the time and where I am in my life.
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Pope John Paul II
Polish Saint
From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.
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Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye.
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Evelyn Underhill
English Writer
Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.
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Arnold Bennett
English Novelist
Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
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