plotted

ADJECTIVE

cut-and-dried

Synonyms

WEAK

definite destined familiar fated fixed in the cards old hat ordained ordinary prearranged precise routine set settled specific trite written

Antonyms

WEAK

vague

ADJECTIVE

studied

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calculated considered designed planned prepared thoughtful

STRONG

advised affected deliberate examined investigated premeditated reviewed willing

WEAK

aforethought conscious gone into prepense purposeful studious thought-about thought-out thought-through voluntary well-considered willful

Antonyms

WEAK

natural spontaneous unintentional unplanned

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This month, “Cool Machine,” a riff on 1980s New York in the form of a tightly plotted crime novel, arrives from Colson Whitehead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

The long-term performance of low-volatility stocks is plotted in the chart above.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

This correlation between crash probability and trailing two-year return is plotted in the chart above.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

All week long it felt like a strategic thinker would be the one to prevail and Rai, known on tour for his diligence, carefully plotted his way to victory.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

In Dagon’s day a weak king sat the Iron Throne, his rheumy eyes fixed across the narrow sea where bastards and exiles plotted rebellion.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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