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with malice aforethought

ADVERB
deliberately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consciously knowingly pointedly purposely studiously voluntarily willfully
STRONG
advisedly
WEAK
after consideration apurpose by design calculatingly designed 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 without qualms wittingly
Antonyms
WEAK
indetermindedly unintentionally unwittingly

Example Sentences

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Everything he has done in his whole life has been with malice aforethought.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2022

As Regina George, the reigning mean girl with malice aforethought, Taylor Louderman is a contender for lead actress in a musical.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2018

Armando Iannucci’s absurdist comedy reveals this in an extremely loose manner of speaking, with malice aforethought, straight-faced glee and formidable sharpshooting that occasionally misfires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2018

They are doing so deliberately and with malice aforethought.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2017

The pupillary reaction to light is not done with malice aforethought, cannot be so done.

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.

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