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- [pri-med-i-tey-tid]
- /prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪ tɪd/
- /ˌpriːˈmed.ɪ.teɪ.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pri-med-i-tey-tid]
- /prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪ tɪd/
Definitions of premeditated word
- adjective premeditated done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder. 1
- verb with object premeditated to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand: to premeditate a murder. 1
- adjective premeditated calculated, planned 1
- adjective premeditated A premeditated crime is planned or thought about before it is done. 0
- adjective premeditated (of something, such as a violent crime) planned or considered beforehand 0
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Origin of premeditated
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; pre- + meditate + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Premeditated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
premeditated popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for premeditated
adj premeditated
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
- calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- considered — A considered opinion or act is the result of careful thought.
- cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
- intentional — done with intention or on purpose; intended: an intentional insult.
adjective premeditated
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- deliberative — A deliberative institution or procedure has the power or the right to make important decisions.
- designed — made or done intentionally; intended; planned.
- designful — full of design or intention
Antonyms for premeditated
adj premeditated
- accidental — An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.
- aleatory — dependent on chance
- autoschediastic — offhand, with little forethought or preparation
- break loose — to free oneself by force
- by ear — without reading from written music
adjective premeditated
- extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
- extemporary — Extemporaneous.
- improviso — (obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.
- offhand — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- outgiving — friendly or responsive; outgoing.
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