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premeditative

adjective

Definition of premeditativenext
as in prepense

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditative
  1. conscious
  2. intentional
  3. premeditated
  4. intended
  5. voluntary
  6. deliberate
  7. purposeful
  8. purposive
Adjective
  • By putting the spa before the staterooms, this design flips the superyacht script from conspicuous consumption to conscious longevity.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026
  • For years, Connecticut’s position atop the list of states with the priciest electric bills has served as an election-year mantra for Republicans and other critics of the state’s climate-conscious energy strategy.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of conscious
Adjective
  • Working in a creative field only strengthened Hayley’s desire to make every element of the celebration feel intentional rather than checking off a list of wedding customs.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • While Triump hasn't formally commented on the revisions, the intentional placement speaks for itself.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of intentional
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
  • Reddington asked the judge to find Clancy not guilty or reduce the charges from premeditated first-degree murder to second-degree murder.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of premeditated
Adjective
  • Manufacturers need to assess whether their operational data is accurate, accessible, consistent and suitable for the intended AI application.
    — Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • His intended farewell tour is punctuated by continuing medical responsibilities.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of intended
Adjective
  • Healey will seek $2 million to expand free, voluntary nurse home visits to all families of roughly 68,000 newborns a year, offering help with infant care and postpartum screening.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Officers later presented them with voluntary-departure agreements, again with little explanation and without a translator, Kim said.
    — Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of voluntary
Adjective
  • There were two small red stripes on a sail, clearly deliberate but out of place.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Talking at the film’s press conference in Venice earlier, Moretti said his absence from from the festival had not been a deliberate slight but rather down to the timing for the shoots of his films.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of deliberate
Adjective
  • Whether destruction or technological progress, both are purposeful activities, each with different conceptions of success or failure.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But then so do Brentford, third in the xG table and inevitably full of purposeful running.
    — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of purposeful
Adjective
  • The character dimension of transcendence underpins purposive leadership by supplying the steady, renewable energy that allows leaders to act with intention rather than impulse.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Strengthening transcendence, with its associated behaviors of being purposive, inspired, optimistic, creative, and future-oriented, helps to broaden your perspective and see beyond the immediate challenges.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of purposive
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“Premeditative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premeditative. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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