Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premeditated

/pɹimˈɛdətˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: pre-med-i-tat-ed
IPA: /pɹimˈɛdətˌeɪtɪd/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of premeditate

adj

Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.

Example Sentences

"premeditated assault"
"a premeditated act of aggression"
"a premeditated breach of contract"
"in the face of premeditated criminal acts"
"caused by grossly negligent or premeditated infringement of duty"
"There is no proof of premeditated or grossly negligent wrongdoing."

Derived Forms

premeditatedly premeditatedness

Frequently Paired Words

premeditating premeditation

Synonyms

advised aforethought forebegotten foreconceived preconceived predesigned premeditated prepense preplanned

Antonyms

nonpremeditated unpremeditated improvised spontaneous

Questions

How do you pronounce premeditated?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹimˈɛdətˌeɪtɪd/.
What does premeditated mean?: simple past and past participle of premeditate

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