Entry Word: deliberate

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 decided on as a result of careful thought <the judge made a deliberate decision to impose the maximum sentence>

Synonyms advised, calculated, considered, measured, reasoned, studied, thoughtful, weighed

Related Words aforethought, premeditated; educated, informed; intentional, purposeful; designed, intended, planned, projected; careful, meticulous; foresighted, forethoughtful, provident, prudent

Near Antonyms ill-advised; chance, haphazard, hit-or-miss, random; aimless, desultory, purposeless; hasty, hurried, rushed; abrupt, impetuous, sudden; automatic, extemporaneous, impromptu, instinctive, spontaneous

Antonyms casual

2 made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing <a deliberate act of vandalism> — see intentional