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prepense

[pri-pens] / prɪˈpɛns /
ADJECTIVE
considered
Synonyms
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studied treated
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advised contemplated designed examined express investigated mediated premeditated weighed
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aforethought designful given due consideration gone into intentional studious thought-about thought-through voluntary well advised well-chosen willful
Antonyms
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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
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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
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unintentional
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unplanned
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accidental casual spontaneous
ADJECTIVE
studied
Synonyms
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calculated considered designed planned prepared thoughtful
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advised affected deliberate examined investigated plotted premeditated reviewed willing
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aforethought conscious gone into purposeful studious thought-about thought-out thought-through voluntary well-considered willful
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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

"There was no malice prepense to-day," said Mr. Linden.

From Say and Seal, Volume I by Warner, Susan

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

Why charge such a man with malice prepense?

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

Mrs. Rodney has of malice prepense secluded herself from public gaze at least for an hour.

From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.