Deliberate
Deliberate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.
Usage example: the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict
Think about is a synonym for deliberate in consider topic. In some cases you can use "Think about" instead a verb "Deliberate", when it comes to topics like ponder, mull over.
Think about
Think about verb - Have on one's mind, think about actively.
Deliberate is a synonym for think about in consider topic. You can use "Deliberate" instead a verb "Think about", if it concerns topics such as ponder, mull over, agonize over, come to understand.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- study and deliberate
- study and think about
- consider and deliberate
- consider and think about
- entertain and deliberate
- entertain and think about
- contemplate and deliberate
- contemplate and think about
- examine and deliberate
- examine and think about
- meditate and deliberate
- meditate and think about
- ponder and deliberate
- ponder and think about
Both terms in one sentence
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In the two side comics asking Viktor and Ivy, and Viktor and Mordecai, what they think about their respective shippers, Ivy and Mordecai's reactions probably only serve to fan the flames (likely deliberate on Tracy's part).
Source: Webcomic / Lackadaisy
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