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past tense form of contemplate.
past participle of contemplate.

contemplated

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considered adj.
expected adj.
intended adj.
observed adj.
proposed adj.
willful adj.

ADJECTIVE

considered

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studied treated

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advised designed examined express investigated mediated premeditated weighed

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aforethought designful given due consideration gone into intentional prepense studious thought-about thought-through voluntary well advised well-chosen willful

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disregarded forgotten neglected unplanned unstudied

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expected

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likely predicted proposed scheduled

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awaited coming envisioned foreseen foretold prophesied

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counted upon due foreseeable hoped-for looked-for planned for predictable prepared for

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intended

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calculated contracted designed expected planned predetermined promised proposed

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advised affianced betrothed meant pinned plighted prearranged predestined set steady

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accidentally on purpose aforethought asked for future intentional

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unfixed

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observed

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attended checked detected noticed realized recognized

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ascertained beheld descried discerned discovered espied examined found heard heeded inspected marked noted perceived regarded revealed scrutinized seen surveyed viewed watched

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looked at

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abandoned desecrated forgotten unnoticed unperceived unseen

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proposed

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expected planned prospective recommended scheduled suggested

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advanced advised arranged considered designed determined intended moved pressed proffered purposed schemed submitted urged volunteered

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contingent

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willful

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conscious deliberate intentional premeditated purposeful willed

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designed intended planned studied unforced volitional willing witting

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accidental unintentional unplanned

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flexible involuntary unwilling willing yielding

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contemplated

He contemplated calling friends to run ideas by them when he got stuck but ultimately resisted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

The couple anxiously contemplated the request before agreeing to lend Barnes £10,000, after he promised it would be repaid within a week.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Nike last week said its results would get a lift from tariff refunds that were “not contemplated in the company’s previously provided guidance.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

At the rapidly expanding AI on the Lot conference in Culver City, the “Taxi Driver” scripter mixed provocation and unease as he contemplated Hollywood’s future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Inside the trailer Mrs. Moss drummed her fingers on the counter as she contemplated my punishment.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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