premeditative

adjective

Definition of premeditativenext
as in prepense

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premeditative
  1. conscious
  2. intentional
  3. premeditated
  4. intended
  5. voluntary
  6. deliberate
  7. purposeful
  8. purposive
Adjective
  • As an immigrant teen trying to assimilate when his family moved to New York, Stan badly wanted to fit in, but was deeply conscious of his ‘otherness’.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
  • His office said Netanyahu, 75, was in good condition and fully conscious after the conclusion of his prostate surgery.
    Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of conscious
Adjective
  • Creating a culture that prioritizes mental health requires an intentional, well-developed, and consistently implemented strategy.
    Richard Hobbs, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This is why cultivating and strengthening intentional friendships is essential, and Meghan Watson, psychotherapist, agrees.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of intentional
Adjective
  • Mangione, 26, is accused of shooting Thompson on Dec. 4 in Midtown Manhattan in what authorities describe as a premeditated and targeted act.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The same illogic leads the progressive Left to equate Israel’s defense against Hamas terrorists with the October 7 atrocities, and to draw false equivalences between Daniel Penny’s intervention on a subway and Mangione’s premeditated execution.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of premeditated
Adjective
  • Trump’s new filing was signed by D. John Sauer, his intended nominee to become U.S. solicitor general, who represents the administration before the Supreme Court.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Well, Kendrick Bourne stopped his crossing route right in front of intended target Hunter Henry on Maye’s first sack, which forced Maye to hold the ball and killed a promising opening drive.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of intended
Adjective
  • However, the department's typical course of action is to negotiate voluntary settlements rather than pursue extreme measures such as revoking federal funding.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Evacuation warnings -- voluntary notices to leave -- begin to be issued in the Palisades Fire.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of voluntary
Adjective
  • The Pillars of Empowering Leadership Empowering leadership requires deliberate effort and a mindset that nurtures collaboration and growth.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Baskin also set the final song to the same tune of the first — a deliberate callback.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of deliberate
Adjective
  • United has taken a purposeful tact in recent years to go after routes no one else flies, often to underserved destinations, and to me that’s a big win for travelers.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This guidance can be used as a compass, directing us towards confident and purposeful strides in achieving our 2024 career goals.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of purposeful
Adjective
  • Strengthening transcendence, with its associated behaviors of being purposive, inspired, optimistic, creative, and future-oriented, helps to broaden your perspective and see beyond the immediate challenges.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • For Defoe, meaning is purposive and theological, purposive because theological.
    James Wood, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
Definition of purposive
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