Deliberate and Dither

Deliberate

Deliberate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.

Dither and deliberate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dither" instead a verb "Deliberate".

Dither

Dither verb - To show uncertainty about the right course of action.
Usage example: we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither

Deliberate and dither are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deliberate" instead a verb "Dither".

Nearby Words: dithering, dithered

Mutual synonyms

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