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thought-out

[thawt-out] / ˈθɔtˈaʊt /
ADJECTIVE
deliberate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calculated careful cautious cold-blooded conscious meticulous premeditated prudent purposeful studious thoughtful willful
STRONG
advised considered designed express fixed intended judged planned pondered prearranged predetermined projected purposed reasoned resolved schemed studied weighed
WEAK
aforethought cut-and-dried designful done on purpose predesigned predeterminate prepense provident purposive scrupulous voluntary wary with forethought witting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careless heedless ignorant imprudent inattentive incautious thoughtless uncareful unmindful
STRONG
indefinite unplanned
WEAK
chance indeterminate unintentional unmethodical unsystematic unwitting
ADJECTIVE
premeditated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calculated conscious deliberate intentional willful
STRONG
advised considered contrived designed fixed purposed rigged studied
WEAK
aforethought framed up laid-out prepense set-up sewn-up stacked deck
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unintentional
STRONG
unplanned
WEAK
accidental casual spontaneous
ADJECTIVE
reasonable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clear-cut consistent credible judicious justifiable logical plausible rational reasoned sane sensible sober thoughtful wise
WEAK
advisable all there arguable believable cerebral cognitive commonsensical conscious consequent cool in one's right mind levelheaded perceiving percipient ratiocinative reasoning reflective sound tenable together tolerant unbiased unprejudiced well-advised
Antonyms
STRONGEST
foolish idiotic implausible improbable irrational senseless stupid thoughtless unbelievable unlikely unrealistic unreasonable unsound unwise
WEAK
expensive impractical intolerable nonsensical outrageous
ADJECTIVE
studied
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-through voluntary well-considered willful
Antonyms
WEAK
natural spontaneous unintentional unplanned

Example Sentences

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Apple’s version of consumer technology provides a carefully thought-out bundle.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The pervasive promotions during Breast Cancer Awareness Month can re-traumatize survivors when they’re not well thought-out, according to Vizzoni.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

I don’t have a thought-out process, which most people do.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

"Wrestling is a very thought-out sport, and we are trained to compete safely," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

It has the orderly, stepwise look of a well thought-out business.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas