Deliberate
Crossword Clue & Answers

29 November 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 67 answers for the crossword clue 'Deliberate', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Deliberate a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Deliberate as an answer itself some 85 times.

Deliberate is a single word clue made up of 10 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Friday, 05 November 2021 with the answer being INTENDED, but the most popular answer for this clue is MEANT.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 5 Nov 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 16 Jun 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 12 Jun 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 23 Apr 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 17 Apr 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 14 Jan 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 3 Dec 2020
• The New York Times Crossword - 12 Jan 2019
• The Guardian Quick - 19 Nov 2018

Definitions and usage

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• Think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
• Carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"
• Unhurried and with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
• Discuss the pros and cons of an issue

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

MOOT
A hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot"

MUSE
In ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

SLOW
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

5 Letters

CHAW

CHEW

MEANT

MOOT

MUSE

OVERT
Open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

SLOW

WARY

6 Letters

DEBATE
A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

MEANT

PONDER
Reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

WAVER

WEIGH

WILFUL
Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

7 Letters

ADVISED
Having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan"

CAREFUL
Mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"

REFLECT
Show an image of; "her sunglasses reflected his image"

REVOLVE
Turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"

WILFUL

WILLFUL
Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

8 Letters

CHEWCUD

CHEWOVER
Reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

CONSIDER
Think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

CONSULT

DILATORY
Wasting time

INTENDED
Future; betrothed; "his intended bride"

MEASURED
Carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"

TURNOVER
The act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

WEIGHED

9 Letters

CEREBRATE
Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

COGITATE

HUMORLESS
Lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote

PREPENSE

SLEEPONIT

TALKOVER

10 Letters

CALCULATED
Carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"

CONSCIOUS

CONSIDERED
Carefully weighed; "a considered opinion"

DESIGNFUL

LEISURELY

PROVIDENT

PURPOSEFUL
Having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"

STRATEGIC

UNHURRIED

WELLCHOSEN

11 Letters

CIRCUMSPECT
Heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

COLDBLOODED

EXCOGITATE

HOLDMEETING

INTENTIONAL
Characterized by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"

PREARRANGED

PREDESIGNED

RACKBRAINS

THOUGHTOUT

UNFLAPPABLE
Not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"

12 Letters

AFORETHOUGHT
Planned in advance; "with malice aforethought"

CONTEMPLATED

INVESTIGATED

NOODLEAROUND

PREMEDITATED
Characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning; "a premeditated crime"

13 Letters

THOUGHTABOUT

14 Letters

PREDETERMINATE

15 Letters

THOUGHTTHROUGH

16 Letters

WITHFORETHOUGHT