consideration
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(noun) a considerate and thoughtful act |
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Synonyms: thoughtfulness |
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Related Words: kindness |
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(noun) kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" |
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Synonyms: considerateness, thoughtfulness |
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Related Words: attentiveness, kindness, tact, tactfulness |
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Antonyms: inconsideration |
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(noun) the process of giving careful thought to something |
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Related Words: advisement, cerebration, contemplation, deliberation, exploration, intellection, meditation, mentation, musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thinking, thought, thoughtfulness, weighing |
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(noun) a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour" |
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Related Words: discourse, discussion, reconsideration, treatment |
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(noun) a fee charged for work done |
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Synonyms: retainer |
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Related Words: fee |
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(noun) information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" |
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Synonyms: circumstance, condition |
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Related Words: information, justification, mitigating circumstance |
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