prepense

adjective

Definition of prepensenext
as in premeditated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepense
  1. premeditated
  2. deliberate
  3. calculated
  4. considered
  5. advised
  6. studied
  7. aforethought
  8. intentional
Adjective
  • Three people have been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) after being convicted of the premeditated murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • So don't expect premeditated murder, exactly – but there may well be some dialogue sharp enough to draw blood in this tragicomic debut novel.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of premeditated
Adjective
  • Many people have perceived his walking off set and the Instagram story as a deliberate snub.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Be deliberate about your communications with the federal agency and offer any questions and rebuttals in writing.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of deliberate
Adjective
  • It’s also helped that the rest of the blue line has had more freedom to take calculated risks and join plays on offence, which has allowed the club to generate scoring chances at a healthy rate recently.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Leaders in any field can learn from their ability to anticipate needs before they are recognized, challenge assumptions, and embrace calculated risks.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of calculated
Adjective
  • Read more Dua and Callum’s Couple Style Is, Like Them, Hot Turner’s low-key but considered looks are the perfect backdrop to his girlfriend’s more mercurial wardrobe.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Working from Jeff Nathanson’s screenplay, Jenkins tries to allay a clunky narrative with his intimate and considered style.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of considered
Adjective
  • The wind screens deflect a fair amount of wind (and rain), but Super 3 drivers are well advised to wear some form of eye protection.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022
  • Roughly 34 of those private wells contained lesser amounts of the chemicals, and 15 of the wells exceeded the advised health limit, just like the tap water at the town hall.
    — Andrew Brown, courant.com, 7 Sep. 2021
Definition of advised
Adjective
  • This cascade sharpens alertness, accelerates reaction times and bolsters short-term concentration, fostering a precise mechanism — rapid, reliable and noninvasive — that makes caffeine among the most studied and consumed nootropic agents globally.
    — Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • However, watermelon is the most studied and most common source.11 Supplements L-citrulline is available in supplement form as a powder or capsule.
    — Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH, Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of studied
Adjective
  • Páez was also convicted of two counts of aggravated homicide, qualified by intent and malice aforethought.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Depraved-indifference murder is not supposed to be a sleight-of-hand that elevates manslaughter to murder, or that effectively turns an unintentional killing into an intentional murder by substituting depraved indifference for malice aforethought.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 7 Mar. 2021
Definition of aforethought
Adjective
  • The key just lies in understanding proportions, mixing textures, and adding the right accessories to take a look from casual to more intentional.
    — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Closing that gap across hierarchy and geography requires intentional and consistent communication from the CEO.
    — Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of intentional
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“Prepense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepense. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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