PREMEDITATION Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word premeditation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PREMEDITATION
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forethought | nounn | |||||||
noun • planning or plotting in advance of acting • judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | ||||||||
calculation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods • problem solving that involves numbers or quantities • planning something carefully and intentionally | ||||||||
contrivance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • the faculty of contriving; inventive skill • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. • any improvised arrangement for temporary use • the act of devising something | ||||||||
deliberation | nounn | |||||||
noun • (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question • careful consideration • planning something carefully and intentionally • a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry • the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision | ||||||||
design | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan) • an arrangement scheme • something intended as a guide for making something else • a decorative or artistic work • an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions • a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something • the creation of something in the mind verb • make or work out a plan for; devise • plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect • create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner • make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form • create designs • conceive or fashion in the mind; invent • intend or have as a purpose | ||||||||
foresight | nounn | |||||||
noun • providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future • seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing | ||||||||
intention | nounn | |||||||
noun • an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions • (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal • an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out | ||||||||
planning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action • the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise • the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening | ||||||||
prearrangement | nounn | |||||||
noun • something arranged in advance | ||||||||
preconception | nounn | |||||||
noun • an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence • a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation | ||||||||
preparation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose • a substance prepared according to a formula • the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening • the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) • (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord • activity leading to skilled behavior • preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) • the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat | ||||||||
scheming | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • acting with a specific goal • concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | ||||||||
plotting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) • a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation • the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc. • a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object verb • plan secretly, usually something illegal • make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed • make a plot of • devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet) |