Deliberate
Deliberate adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.
Usage example: a deliberate act of vandalism that should not go unpunished
Optional and deliberate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Optional" instead an adjective "Deliberate".
Optional
Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.
Deliberate and optional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deliberate" instead an adjective "Optional".
Nearby Words: option, optionally
Mutual synonyms
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