premeditated

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adjective

pre·​med·​i·​tat·​ed (ˌ)prē-ˈme-də-ˌtā-təd How to pronounce premeditated (audio)
Synonyms of premeditatednext
: characterized by fully conscious willful intent and a measure of forethought and planning
premeditated murder
premeditatedly adverb

premeditated

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past tense and past participle of premeditate

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New details point to a possible premeditated plot in the family murders at Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania, a private investigator says. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In 2013, a military jury convicted him of 13 counts of premeditated murder and unanimously recommended the death penalty. — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 O'Riley has been charged with multiple felonies, including premeditated murder, cruelty to an animal, and violating a domestic violence court order. — Coleman Petit, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors say Lavi Pham and James Salerno, middle-school friends who are now co-defendants, should be convicted of first-degree murder, felony murder by rape and premeditated murder, as well as first-degree kidnapping and concealing a death. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premeditated

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First Known Use

Adjective

1583, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of premeditated was in 1583

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premeditated

adjective
pre·​med·​i·​tat·​ed
: having been thought about at some point before being committed
any premeditated killing
also : having been formed prior to commission of the act
with premeditated malice
compare deliberate

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