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designful

ADJECTIVE
considered
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studied treated
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advised contemplated designed examined express investigated mediated premeditated weighed
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aforethought 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
ADJECTIVE
deliberate
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calculated careful cautious cold-blooded conscious meticulous premeditated prudent purposeful studious thoughtful willful
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advised considered designed express fixed intended judged planned pondered prearranged predetermined projected purposed reasoned resolved schemed studied weighed
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aforethought cut-and-dried done on purpose predesigned predeterminate prepense provident purposive scrupulous thought-out voluntary wary with forethought witting
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careless heedless ignorant imprudent inattentive incautious thoughtless uncareful unmindful
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indefinite unplanned
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chance indeterminate unintentional unmethodical unsystematic unwitting
ADJECTIVE
express
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explicit expressed
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clear clear-cut considered deliberate direct exact individual intended particular plain pointed premeditated set singular special specific uttered voiced voluntary willing
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accurate categorical clean-cut definite definitive distinct especial intentional out-and-out outright unambiguous unconditional unmistakable unqualified witting
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ambiguous common dull fuzzy general imprecise indefinite inexact normal obscure obscured ordinary uncertain unclear unimportant unwilling usual vague
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indirect slow
ADJECTIVE
intentional
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calculated premeditated voluntary willful
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designed
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advised aforethought considered done on purpose intended meant meditated planned prearranged proposed purposed studied unforced willing witting
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involuntary unwilling
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accidental unintentional unplanned
ADJECTIVE
uncompelled
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autonomous chosen deliberate discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional opted optional spontaneous unasked unbidden unconstrained unforced unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willed willful wished witting
ADJECTIVE
unforced
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autonomous chosen deliberate discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional opted optional spontaneous unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willed willful wished witting
ADJECTIVE
voluntary
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spontaneous
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chosen free independent volunteer
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autonomous deliberate discretional elected free-willed freely gratuitous honorary intended intentional opted optional unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unforced unpaid unprescribed volitional willed willful wished witting
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forced involuntary obligatory unwilling

Example Sentences

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Enough, my Lord, Of compliment devised for you by some Court tailor, and, believe me, still too short To cover the designful heart below.

From Life Is a Dream by FitzGerald, Edward

Mebby she's an accident, an' mebby ag'in that hom'cide who's bustin' 'round yere with his gun, is in league with you-all, an' shoots that copper off designful, thinkin' the queen's comin' the other way.

From Wolfville Days by Lewis, Alfred Henry

And this poor girl with the designful eyes on him was the oldest living debutante.

From Ma Pettengill by Wilson, Harry Leon