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debate, deliberate

v. discuss the pros and cons of an issue

consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate

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

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deliberate

adj. marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision"

careful, deliberate, measured

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

deliberate, calculated, measured

adj. carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"

converse, discourse

v. carry on a conversation

parley

v. discuss, as between enemies

treat

v. engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King"

witting

adj. aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists"

intentional, knowing

adj. characterized by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"

planned

adj. designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment"

preset, predetermined

adj. set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time"

bemused, deep in thought(p), lost(p), preoccupied

adj. deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"

brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

adj. deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";

cogitative

adj. given to cogitation; "he looked at me with cogitative eyes"

well thought out(p)

adj. resulting from careful thought; "the paper was well thought out"

deliberative

adj. involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination; "a deliberative body"

easy, easygoing, leisurely

adj. not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"

slow

adj. with less than usual speed or velocity

aforethought(ip), planned, plotted

adj. planned in advance; "with malice aforethought"

designed, studied

adj. carefully practiced or designed or premeditated; "a studied reply"

casual, chance(a)

adj. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"

unexpected

adj. not planned; "an unexpected pregnancy"

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