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Another word for consideration

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Noun

  1. A careful considering of a matter

    See also:

    thoughts

  2. Concentration of the mental powers on something

    See also:

    excite

  3. Thoughtful attention

    See also:

    treat well

    kind

    concern

    attitude

  4. A feeling of deference, approval, and liking

    See also:

    respect

  5. Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered

    See also:

    pay

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Another word for consideration

Noun

  1. The act of considering

    See also:

    thought

    reflection

    attention

  2. The state of being considerate

    See also:

    tolerance

    kindness

    courtesy

  3. Payment

      1. A fixed sum charged, as by an institution or by law, for a privilege:
      2. A charge for professional services:
      3. A tip; a gratuity.
      1. To award compensation to:
      2. To award compensation for; make a return for:
      3. Amends made, as for damage or loss.
      1. The act of compensating or the state of being compensated.
      2. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
      3. The increase in size or activity of one part of an organism or organ that makes up for the loss or dysfunction of another.
      1. The act of remunerating.
      2. Something, such as a payment, that remunerates.
    See also:

    payment

    compensation

  4. Something to be considered

      1. Greatness of rank or position:
      2. Greatness in size or extent:
      3. Greatness in significance or influence:
      1. The range, magnitude, or distance over which a thing extends:
      2. The degree to which a thing extends:
      3. An extensive space or area:
      1. The range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions:
      2. The opportunity or possibility to function or be active:
      3. The extent of a given activity or subject that is involved, treated, or relevant:
      1. plural form of particular
      2. (typically plural): The details or specifics of something.
      1. An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective:
      2. A proposed or intended course of action:
      3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:
      1. Small or trivial details:
      1. The process of thinking; cogitation:
      2. A product of thinking or other mental activity:
      3. The faculty of thinking or reasoning:
      1. Something, such as a thought or conception, that is the product of mental activity.
      2. An opinion, conviction, or principle:
      3. A plan, purpose, or goal:
      1. A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action.
      2. A condition of urgent need for action or assistance:
      3. For use during emergencies:
      1. A pressing or urgent situation:
      2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need:
      1. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
      2. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.
      3. A basis for an action or response; a reason:
      1. An emotion, desire, physiological need, or similar impulse that acts as an incitement to action.
      2. A motif in art, literature, or music.
      3. Causing or able to cause motion:
      1. An event or happening, or the time of an event or happening:
      2. A significant event, especially a large or important social gathering:
      3. A favorable or appropriate time or juncture:
      1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
      2. To extend; run:
      3. To move by or in front of something:
      1. A landed property, usually of considerable size.
      2. One's property, both real and personal, vested and contingent, especially as disposed of in a will.
      3. The nature and extent of an owner's rights with respect to land or other property.
      1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances:
      2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
      3. A mental or emotional condition:
      1. The action, fact, or instance of occurring:
      2. Something that takes place; an event or incident:
      1. A thing or set of things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment:
      2. Something indicative; an indication or set of indications:
      3. The means by which an allegation may be proven, such as oral testimony, documents, or physical objects.
      1. A particular occurrence, especially one of minor importance.
      2. An event in a narrative or drama.
      3. A usually violent or disruptive occurrence, especially one that precipitates a larger crisis:
      1. The condition or quality of being difficult:
      2. Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved:
      3. A troublesome or embarrassing state of affairs, especially of financial affairs:
      1. The act of proposing.
      2. A plan that is proposed.
      3. An offer of marriage.
      1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling.
      2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma:
      3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment:
      1. The state of being perplexed or puzzled.
      2. The state of being intricate or complicated:
      3. Something that perplexes:
      1. Highly decorated:
      2. Complex or intricate:
      3. Elegantly fashionable or sophisticated:
      1. A belief or opinion:
      2. A mental image; an idea or conception:
      3. An impulse or whim:
      1. The act or process of judging; the formation of an opinion after consideration or deliberation.
      2. An opinion or estimate formed after consideration or deliberation, especially a formal or authoritative decision:
      3. The mental ability to perceive and distinguish relationships; discernment:
      1. A question to be considered, solved, or answered:
      2. A situation, matter, or person that is hard to deal with or understand:
      3. A personal matter that causes one difficulty or needs to be dealt with:
      1. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
      2. A critical, problematic, or striking set of circumstances:
      3. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings:
      1. To have to do with or relate to:
      2. To be of interest or importance to:
      3. To engage the attention of; involve:
      1. A sharp or tapered end:
      2. An object having a sharp or tapered end:
      3. A tapering extension of land projecting into water; a peninsula, cape, or promontory.
      1. One that actively contributes to an accomplishment, result, or process:
      2. One who acts for someone else; an agent.
      3. One who purchases accounts receivable at a discount.
    See also:

    opinion

    event

Idioms:

    in consideration of

    2. on no consideration

    3. take into consideration

    4. under consideration

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Sentence Examples

  • Once again someone was making decisions that shaped her life... without consideration for her plans.

  • This last consideration moved him.

  • He had given her respect, consideration and love.

  • She heard a note of hesitation alongside the consideration in his broken voice.

  • Gaine, general manager of the company, stated before the Select Committee that in the view of the directors the bargain was a hard one, because it gave no consideration in respect of the goodwill of the great business, with its gross income of over £ 2,000,000 per annum and its net revenue of over £750,000, which the company had built up. The company had had to pay for all the experiments and mistakes which are inherent in the launching and development of any new industry.

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