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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deliberate |
| Synonyms: | advised, aforethought, calculated, considered, designed, designful, done on purpose, intended, meant, meditated, planned, prearranged, premeditated, proposed, purposed, studied, unforced, voluntary, willful, willing, witting |
| Antonyms: | accidental, unintentional, unplanned |
| Main Entry: | express |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, precise |
| Synonyms: | accurate, categorical, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, considered, definite, definitive, deliberate, designful, direct, distinct, especial, exact, explicit, expressed, individual, intended, intentional, out-and-out, outright, particular, plain, pointed, premeditated, set, singular, special, specific, unambiguous, unconditional, unmistakable, unqualified, uttered, voiced, voluntary, willing, witting |
| Antonyms: | imprecise, indefinite, obscure, uncertain, vague |
| Main Entry: | intended |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | engaged; destined |
| Synonyms: | accidentally on purpose, advised, affianced, aforethought, asked for, betrothed, calculated, contemplated, contracted, designed, expected, future, intentional, meant, pinned, planned, plighted, prearranged, predestined, predetermined, promised, proposed, set, steady |
| Main Entry: | knowing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | experienced, aware |
| Synonyms: | alive, apprehensive, astute, awake, brainy, bright, brilliant, canny, clever, cognizant, competent, conscious, conversant, cool*, crack*, deliberate, discerning, expert, insightful, intelligent, intended, intentional, judicious, knowledgeable, observant, perceptive, percipient, qualified, quick, quick-witted, sagacious, sage, sensible, sentient, sharp, skillful, slick*, smart, sophic, sophisticated, tuned-in, vigilant, watchful, well-informed, wise, with-it, witting, worldly, worldly-wise |
| Antonyms: | inexperienced, unaware, uncognizant, unknowing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | premeditated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | planned, intended |
| Synonyms: | advised, aforethought, calculated, conscious, considered, contrived, deliberate, designed, fixed, framed up, intentional, laid-out, prepense, purposed, rigged, set-up, sewn-up, stacked deck, studied, thought-out, willful |
| Antonyms: | accidental, casual, spontaneous |
| Main Entry: | voluntary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | willing |
| Synonyms: | autonomous, chosen, deliberate, designful, discretional, elected, free, free-willed, freely, gratuitous, honorary, independent, intended, intentional, opted, optional, spontaneous, unasked, unbidden, uncompelled, unconstrained, unforced, unpaid, unprescribed, volitional, volunteer, willed, willful, wished, witting |
| Antonyms: | forced, involuntary, obligatory, unwilling |
| Main Entry: | willful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | voluntary |
| Synonyms: | conscious, contemplated, deliberate, designed, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, purposeful, studied, unforced, volitional, willed, willing, witting |
| Antonyms: | involuntary, unwilling |
| Main Entry: | willing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeable, ready |
| Synonyms: | accommodating, active, amenable, cheerful, compliant, consenting, content, deliberate, desirous, disposed, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, fair, favorable, feeling, forward, game, go along with, happy, in accord with, in favor, in the mood, inclined, intentional, like-minded, obedient, one, pleased, predisposed, prepared, prompt, prone, reliable, responsible, tractable, unasked, unbidden, unforced, voluntary, well-disposed, willful, witting, zealous |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, unprepared, unwilling |
| Main Entry: | uncompelled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | voluntary |
| Synonyms: | autonomous, chosen, deliberate, designful, 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 |
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