Synonyms of deliberates

deliberates

verb

present tense third-person singular of deliberate

as in ponders

to give serious and careful thought to

the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ponders
• contemplates
• considers
• entertains
• debates
• weighs
• explores
• questions
• eyes
• studies
• analyzes
• ruminates
• meditates
• reviews
• revolves
• cogitates
• thinks (about or over)
• mulls (over)
• looks at
• turns
• wrestles (with)
• pores (over)
• chews on
• perpends
• chews over
• digests
• cudgels one's brains (about)
• beats one's brains out (about)
• reminisces
• concludes
• reflects (on or upon)
• believes
• muses (upon)
• conceives
• opines
• kicks around
• reasons
• speculates (about)
• second-guesses
• absorbs
• assimilates
• obsesses (about or over)
• fixates (on or upon)
• broods (about or over)
• frets (about or over)
• dwells (on or upon)
• drinks (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• overlooks
• rejects
• dismisses
• slights
• pooh-poohs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deliberates

The jury deliberates for just under 7 hours before leaving for the weekend. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Gonzalez Rogers has scheduled a hearing Monday to begin considering options for remedies while the jury deliberates on questions of liability. — David Ingram, NBC news, 15 May 2026

The region is also gaining more executives as California deliberates over a 5% wealth tax on residents with a net worth exceeding $1 billion. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026

As long as each person is usually right and the community deliberates systematically on the basis of reason and evidence, the resulting consensus will be the best that can be achieved within the limits of current knowledge. — Micah Altman, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026

The jury deliberates in private. — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025

The peace prize committee deliberates in secret for months before coming up with a shortlist and narrowing it down to pick the winner. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025

The Ninth Circuit did not consider the strength of either side's legal argument, only issuing a stay to minimize harm while the court deliberates. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025