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studied

[stuhd-eed] / ˈstʌd id /
ADJECTIVE
intentional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calculated considered designed planned prepared thoughtful
STRONG
advised affected deliberate examined investigated plotted premeditated reviewed willing
WEAK
aforethought conscious gone into prepense purposeful studious thought-about thought-out thought-through voluntary well-considered willful
Antonyms
WEAK
natural spontaneous unintentional unplanned

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Iran studied Russia’s mistakes, and experts note differences in geography and military capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“It released eye stress because we studied from eight o’clock in the morning until almost noon time,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

They studied “bubble events” for companies in the Russell 3000 index, from 1984 to this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

He played queens, courtesans, goddesses and brothel madams with a studied grace.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A worry was growing somewhere in my head as I studied the layout again.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney