Definitions

prepense

[pri-pens] / prɪˈpɛns /

ADJECTIVE

considered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

studied treated

STRONG

advised contemplated designed examined express investigated mediated premeditated weighed

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

disregarded forgotten neglected unplanned unstudied

ADJECTIVE

deliberate

Synonyms

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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 designful done on purpose predesigned predeterminate provident purposive scrupulous thought-out voluntary wary with forethought witting

Antonyms

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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

premeditated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calculated conscious deliberate intentional willful

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advised considered contrived designed fixed purposed rigged studied

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aforethought framed up laid-out set-up sewn-up stacked deck thought-out

Antonyms

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unintentional

STRONG

unplanned

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accidental casual spontaneous

ADJECTIVE

studied

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calculated considered designed planned prepared thoughtful

STRONG

advised affected deliberate examined investigated plotted premeditated reviewed willing

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

natural spontaneous unintentional unplanned

Example Sentences

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On this subject he spares no sensibilities, not even his own, minces no words, without malice prepense.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the malice prepense must be inferred, from words, deeds, and circumstances.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

Occasionally they come into keen polemical strife; but it amounts to little more than a gladiatorial exhibition, or rather a light skirmishing, without malice prepense, or much evil result.

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert

I am not going to say that Lizzy Davis did this of "prepense;" I am even candid enough to acknowledge to you that I am not quite sure I can understand her.

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James

“Providence” divine or human, prepense moral or spiritual “foresight,” was a thing in the excellence of which our prophet of divine instinct and inspired flesh could not consistently believe.

From William Blake A Critical Essay by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

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