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unpremeditated

pre·med·i·tat·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pri-med-i-tey-tid]
    • /prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪ tɪd/
    • /ˌʌn.priːˈmed.ɪ.teɪ.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pri-med-i-tey-tid]
    • /prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪ tɪd/

Definitions of unpremeditated word

  • adjective unpremeditated done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder. 1
  • adjective unpremeditated not planned or calculated 1
  • adjective unpremeditated not planned beforehand; spontaneous 0
  • adjective unpremeditated not premeditated; done without plan or forethought 0
  • adjective unpremeditated Performed, but not planned or thought out in advance; extemporaneous, but not unintentional. 0

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Origin of unpremeditated

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; pre- + meditate + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unpremeditated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unpremeditated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unpremeditated usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unpremeditated

adj unpremeditated

  • all over the map — changeable
  • autoschediastic — offhand, with little forethought or preparation
  • brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
  • by ear — without reading from written music
  • casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.

adjective unpremeditated

  • designless — without a design, unplanned
  • extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
  • extemporary — Extemporaneous.
  • improvised — made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.
  • improviso — (obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.

Top questions with unpremeditated

  • what does unpremeditated mean?

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