1. (

• consider ,
• debate ,
• moot ,
• turn_over ,
• deliberate ,

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

2. (

• debate ,
• deliberate

) discuss the pros and cons of an issue ;

1. (

• deliberate ,
• calculated ,
• measured

) carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"; "he made a deliberate decision not to respond negatively" ;

2. (

• careful ,
• deliberate ,
• measured

) unhurried and with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" ;

3. (

• intentional ,
• knowing ,
• deliberate ,

) characterized by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing act of fraud"; "a deliberate attempt to provoke a response" ;