aforethought

adjective

Definition of aforethoughtnext
as in premeditated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aforethought
  1. premeditated
  2. deliberate
  3. intentional
Adjective
  • The charge of premeditated murder carries a possible death penalty.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • State Attorney’s Office prosecutors originally charged Bradly Shawn Shadduck, 56, with second-degree murder, but the grand jury indictment supersedes that charge, and he is now being held without bond on premeditated murder.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Definition of premeditated
Adjective
  • The design is open and clean, with a deliberate choice to draw the surrounding scenery deep into the interior of the home.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • Prosecutors call Hearn’s actions a deliberate, violent act causing more than $1,000 in damage, and his attorneys denounce the case as an alarming misuse of government power.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of deliberate
Adjective
  • Tumpa, her nephew, and Oro Recovery were also all accused of intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of privacy by public disclosure of private facts.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Under church law, the consecrations constitute a schismatic act, or an intentional rupture of the unity of the Catholic Church, and incur automatic excommunication for the four bishops and the bishop administering the consecration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
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“Aforethought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aforethought. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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