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
  • Responding to the tough market, New York dealer Lauren Marinaro of Marinaro Gallery took a conscious decision to feature artworks under $10,000 from artists Ever Baldwin, Ridley Howard, Ron Isaacs, Ryan Johnson and Alessandro Teoldi.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Something that truly was almost seen [as] conscious, which is very hard for someone like Olivia, who believes in Jesus and the Bible.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of conscious
Adjective
  • Standout pieces like the MTM Loafer and the Mary Jean are effortless ways to dress up a daily look, effortlessly blending comfort and intentional style with timeless appeal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Last November, on twenty-two acres of traditional tribal territory, the Fond du Lac Band Fire Program led the first intentional burn in generations.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of intentional
Adjective
  • Prosecutors say Lavi Pham and James Salerno, middle-school friends who are now co-defendants, should be convicted of first-degree murder, felony murder by rape and premeditated murder, as well as first-degree kidnapping and concealing a death.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of premeditated
Adjective
  • However, these applications represent intended capabilities, not confirmed operational deployments.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The intended effect is to subtly improve definition in the jaw, cheekbones, and neck as laxity begins to set in.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of intended
Adjective
  • Atlanta’s Elizabeth Williams described the effort as voluntary and driven by players.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • That requires independent evaluators to red-team AI models before deployment, not voluntary company disclosures.
    — Raj Panjabi, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of voluntary
Adjective
  • The director’s deliberate obfuscation of Soulan’s immediate intentions — beyond his desire to keep the school open — make for a fascinating character study.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Cheval Blanc Courchevel made a more deliberate bid in 2006, when LVMH launched the first project in its hospitality collection.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberate
Adjective
  • Thus, in the context of AI, this corporate model integrates human, robotic and AI assets in a purposeful, coordinated manner.
    — Alexandra J. Zanela, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At the foundation of workforce changes related to AI is the idea integrating and deploying this technology has to be purposeful in order to be defensible to a company, explained Shelagh Glaser, chief financial officer of Synopsys.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2026.

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