1 synonym for Deliberation

contemplating, deliberating, mulling over, reflecting, considering, weighing, ruminating, meditating, thinking over, examining, scrutinizing, analyzing, evaluating, assessing, reviewing, studying, appraising, inspecting, perusing, cogitating, brooding, pondering, speculating, calculating, reasoning, sifting, dissecting, adjudicating, balancing, gauging, judging, measuring, questioning, debating, introspecting, minding, poring over, revolving, turning over, chewing over, dwelling on, reflecting on, thinking through, thinking about, giving thought to, giving consideration to, taking into account, taking into consideration, contemplating deeply, reflecting deeply [x]