Synonyms of premeditated

premeditated 1 of 2

adjective

as in deliberate

done or made according to a plan; planned in advance

premeditated murder

The attack was premeditated.

Related Words

• deliberate
• intentional
• voluntary
• intended
• calculated
• planned
• considered
• conscious
• purposeful
• designed
• willed
• aforethought
• purposive
• willful
• optional
• knowing
• premeditative
• reasoned
• set
• prepense
• measured
• weighed
• witting
• thoughtful
• advised
• studied
• discretionary
• elective
• volunteer

Dissimilar Words

• spontaneous
• instinctive
• impulsive
• impromptu
• extemporaneous
• unintentional
• inadvertent
• unpremeditated
• accidental
• random
• haphazard
• incidental
• unwitting
• chance
• unforced
• sudden
• aimless
• purposeless
• impetuous
• desultory
• abrupt
• necessary
• nondeliberate
• involuntary
• nonpurposive
• mandatory
• compulsory
• required
• hit-or-miss
• forced
• obligatory
• ordered
• casual
• coerced
• nonelective

premeditated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of premeditate

as in intended

Related Words

• intended
• contemplated
• meditated
• aimed
• meant
• had on
• outlined
• sketched
• figured
• devised
• planned
• plotted
• drafted
• organized
• concerted
• designed
• contrived
• conspired
• choreographed
• prepared
• budgeted
• calculated
• machinated
• got up
• arranged
• intrigued
• shaped
• mapped (out)
• projected
• charted
• blueprinted
• laid out
• framed
• strategized (about)
• schemed (out)
• put up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of premeditated

Adjective

In 1842, the appellate court reduced the offense from a premeditated breach of duty to a negligent one, acquitted Ebel of founding a sect, and quashed his confinement. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The idea of full abolition—beloved by both leaders but not part of the Reykjavik agenda—was an improvised moment, almost an accident, and not some premeditated masterstroke (as the movie implies) by Reagan. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

In Broward County, every arrest — from simple trespass to premeditated murder — comes through the same courtroom, seven days a week. — Corey B. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Originally held on weapons charges, the man is now also charged with premeditated homicide and for allegedly stealing over 10,000 euros ($11,500) from the victim's accounts. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026