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Deliberate vs. Intentional — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Deliberate and Intentional

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Deliberate

Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional
Mistook the oversight for a deliberate insult.
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Intentional

Done deliberately; intended
An intentional slight.
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Deliberate

Arising from or marked by careful consideration
A deliberate decision.
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Intentional

Having to do with intention.
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Deliberate

Unhurried and careful
Moved at a deliberate pace.
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Intentional

Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
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Deliberate

To think carefully and often slowly, as about a choice to be made.
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Intentional

(legal) Done with intent.
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Deliberate

To consult with another or others in a process of reaching a decision.
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Intentional

Done by intention or design; intended; designed; as, the act was intentional, not accidental. Opposite of unintentional or unintended.
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Deliberate

To consider (a matter) carefully and often slowly, as by weighing alternatives.
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Intentional

By conscious design or purpose;
Intentional damage
A knowing attempt to defraud
A willful waste of time
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Deliberate

Done on purpose; intentional.
Tripping me was a deliberate action.
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Intentional

Done or made or performed with purpose and intent;
Style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation
Games designed for all ages
Well-designed houses
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Deliberate

Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
A deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
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Intentional

Done by design;
The insult was intentional
Willful disobedience
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Deliberate

Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
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Deliberate

Not hasty or sudden; slow.
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Deliberate

(transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.
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Deliberate

(intransitive) To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.
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Deliberate

Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; - applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor.
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Deliberate

Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result.
Settled visage and deliberate word.
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Deliberate

Not hasty or sudden; slow.
His enunciation was so deliberate.
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Deliberate

Having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.
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Deliberate

To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question.
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Deliberate

To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; - sometimes with on, upon, about, concerning.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
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Deliberate

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

Discuss the pros and cons of an issue
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Deliberate

By conscious design or purpose;
Intentional damage
A knowing attempt to defraud
A willful waste of time
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Deliberate

With care and dignity;
Walking at the same measured pace
With all deliberate speed
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Deliberate

Produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation;
A studied smile
A note of biting irony and studied insult
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Deliberate

Marked by careful consideration or reflection;
A deliberate decision
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Deliberate

Carefully thought out in advance;
A calculated insult
With measured irony
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