Deliberate vs. Spontaneous — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Deliberate and Spontaneous
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Definitions
Deliberate
Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional
Mistook the oversight for a deliberate insult.
Spontaneous
Happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated
A microorganism capable of spontaneous movement.
Deliberate
Arising from or marked by careful consideration
A deliberate decision.
Spontaneous
Arising from a natural inclination or impulse and not from forethought or prompting
Spontaneous laughter.
A spontaneous protest.
Deliberate
Unhurried and careful
Moved at a deliberate pace.
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Spontaneous
Unconstrained and unstudied in manner or behavior
A spontaneous personality.
Deliberate
To think carefully and often slowly, as about a choice to be made.
Spontaneous
Growing without cultivation or human labor
Spontaneous vegetation.
Deliberate
To consult with another or others in a process of reaching a decision.
Spontaneous
Self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause.
He made a spontaneous offer of help.
A make spontaneous decision
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Deliberate
To consider (a matter) carefully and often slowly, as by weighing alternatives.
Spontaneous
Done by one's own free choice, or without planning.
Deliberate
Done on purpose; intentional.
Tripping me was a deliberate action.
Spontaneous
Proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external or conscious constraint.
Deliberate
Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
A deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
Spontaneous
Arising from a momentary impulse.
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.
Spontaneous
Controlled and directed internally; self-active; spontaneous movement characteristic of living things.
Deliberate
Not hasty or sudden; slow.
Spontaneous
Produced without being planted or without human cultivation or labor.
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.
Spontaneous
Sudden, without warning.
Deliberate
(intransitive) To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.
Spontaneous
Proceeding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proposition.
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.
Spontaneous
Proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy, or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous motion; spontaneous growth.
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.
Spontaneous
Produced without being planted, or without human labor; as, a spontaneous growth of wood.
Spontaneous joys, where nature has its play,The soul adopts, and owns their firstborn away.
Deliberate
Not hasty or sudden; slow.
His enunciation was so deliberate.
Spontaneous
Happening or arising without apparent external cause;
Spontaneous laughter
Spontaneous combustion
A spontaneous abortion
Deliberate
Having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.
Spontaneous
Said or done without having been planned or written in advance;
He made a few ad-lib remarks
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.
Spontaneous
Produced without being planted or without human labor;
Wild strawberries
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.
Deliberate
Think about carefully; weigh;
They considered the possibility of a strike
Turn the proposal over in your mind
Deliberate
Discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Deliberate
By conscious design or purpose;
Intentional damage
A knowing attempt to defraud
A willful waste of time
Deliberate
With care and dignity;
Walking at the same measured pace
With all deliberate speed
Deliberate
Produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation;
A studied smile
A note of biting irony and studied insult
Deliberate
Marked by careful consideration or reflection;
A deliberate decision
Deliberate
Carefully thought out in advance;
A calculated insult
With measured irony