Definitions

designed

[dih-zahynd] / dɪˈzaɪnd /

ADJECTIVE

aimed

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anticipated calculated directed intended marked planned steered

ADJECTIVE

calculated

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deliberate planned premeditated

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intended

ADJECTIVE

considered

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studied treated

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advised contemplated examined express investigated mediated premeditated weighed

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aforethought designful given due consideration gone into intentional prepense studious thought-about thought-through voluntary well advised well-chosen willful

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disregarded forgotten neglected unplanned unstudied

ADJECTIVE

cut out for

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adequate competent equipped fit fitted good for qualified suitable suited

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inadequate incompetent unfitted unqualified unsuitable unsuited wrong

ADJECTIVE

deliberate

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calculated careful cautious cold-blooded conscious meticulous premeditated prudent purposeful studious thoughtful willful

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advised considered express fixed intended judged planned pondered prearranged predetermined projected purposed reasoned resolved schemed studied weighed

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aforethought cut-and-dried designful done on purpose predesigned predeterminate prepense provident purposive scrupulous thought-out voluntary wary with forethought witting

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careless heedless ignorant imprudent inattentive incautious thoughtless uncareful unmindful

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indefinite unplanned

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chance indeterminate unintentional unmethodical unsystematic unwitting

ADJECTIVE

destined

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coming doomed intended

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brewing closed compelled condemned directed foreordained impending looming meant menacing near ordained overhanging predestined predetermined sealed settled stated threatening

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at hand certain compulsory forthcoming hanging over in prospect in store in the cards in the wind ineluctable inescapable inevitable inexorable instant predesigned que sera sera that is to be that will be to come unavoidable way the ball bounces

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distant remote unsettled

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avoidable unscheduled

ADJECTIVE

intended

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calculated contracted expected planned predetermined promised proposed

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advised affianced betrothed contemplated meant pinned plighted prearranged predestined set steady

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accidentally on purpose aforethought asked for future intentional

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unfixed

ADJECTIVE

intentional

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calculated premeditated voluntary willful

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advised aforethought considered designful done on purpose intended meant meditated planned prearranged proposed purposed studied unforced willing witting

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involuntary unwilling

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accidental unintentional unplanned

ADJECTIVE

painted

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composed illustrated

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colored delineated depicted drawn outlined pictured sketched

ADJECTIVE

premeditated

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calculated conscious deliberate intentional willful

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advised considered contrived fixed purposed rigged studied

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aforethought framed up laid-out prepense set-up sewn-up stacked deck thought-out

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unintentional

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unplanned

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accidental casual spontaneous

ADJECTIVE

proposed

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expected planned prospective recommended scheduled suggested

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advanced advised arranged considered contemplated determined intended moved pressed proffered purposed schemed submitted urged volunteered

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contingent

ADJECTIVE

studied

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calculated considered planned prepared thoughtful

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advised affected deliberate examined investigated plotted premeditated reviewed willing

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aforethought conscious gone into prepense purposeful studious thought-about thought-out thought-through voluntary well-considered willful

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natural spontaneous unintentional unplanned

ADJECTIVE

willful

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conscious deliberate intentional premeditated purposeful willed

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contemplated intended planned studied unforced volitional willing witting

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accidental unintentional unplanned

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flexible involuntary unwilling willing yielding

ADVERB

deliberately

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consciously knowingly pointedly purposely studiously voluntarily willfully

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advisedly

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after consideration apurpose by design calculatingly determinedly emphatically freely in cold blood independently meaningfully on purpose premeditatively prepensely purposively resolutely to that end with a view to with eyes wide open with malice aforethought without qualms wittingly

Antonyms

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indetermindedly unintentionally unwittingly

ADVERB

on purpose

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after consideration by design calculatingly consciously deliberately freely in cold blood intentionally knowingly of one's own free will premeditatedly premeditatively purposefully purposely purposively voluntarily willfully with eyes wide open with full intent wittingly

Example Sentences

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So can the UK learn from a Dutch system that is designed around a simple principle?

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

This approach was designed to reduce bias and account for potential confounding factors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

They say the revised list is designed to reflect practical usage while still ensuring that service members of all faiths have access to chaplain services.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

They are petards, locally called kaxxa spanjola, designed to make noise and a small puff of smoke without anything visible in the sky.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

“The problem is that these are only designed to carry two sets of cuffs at the most,” she muttered under her breath as she attached one set to each hip.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

designed

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