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prepense

adjective

Definition of prepensenext
as in premeditated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepense
  1. premeditated
  2. deliberate
  3. calculated
  4. considered
  5. advised
  6. studied
  7. aforethought
  8. 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
  • 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
  • Strong companies give employees room to take calculated risks and learn quickly.
    — Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Leonhard may have to take a similar approach to last season and use calculated chaos.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of calculated
Adjective
  • And Moke was no longer a considered tropical cyclone after skirting Hawaii as a tropical storm, the center said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Others have a tight, considered design, especially the islands meant to highlight a specific weapon or gadget.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026
Definition of considered
Adjective
  • Meaningful persuasion requires the suspension of some short-term interests for the sake of long-term interests, which is why coercive economic statecraft among allies is ill advised.
    — MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The wind screens deflect a fair amount of wind (and rain), but Super 3 drivers are well advised to wear some form of eye protection.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022
Definition of advised
Adjective
  • Medical prior authorization, one of the most studied examples, is still processed electronically only about 40% of the time, despite two decades of automation investment aimed squarely at fixing it.
    — Abhinav Shashank, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Who better to help launch that activation than Robbie, one of the most studied red carpet figures in the world?
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of studied
Adjective
  • Had Styles — either completely by accident or with malice aforethought — unleashed a mouthful of spit upon his elder co-star?
    — Vulture, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Depraved-indifference murder is not supposed to be a sleight-of-hand that elevates manslaughter to murder, or that effectively turns an unintentional killing into an intentional murder by substituting depraved indifference for malice aforethought.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 7 Mar. 2021
Definition of aforethought
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
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“Prepense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepense. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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