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premeditated

[/priːˈmedɪteɪtɪd/]
adjective
premeditado
1. planned or thought out beforehand; deliberate
The murder was premeditated, not a crime of passion.
O assassinato foi premeditado, não um crime de paixão.
2. done with full awareness and intention
His insult was clearly premeditated to hurt her feelings.
Seu insulto foi claramente premeditado para machucá-la.
Synonyms
deliberatecalculatedplannedintentionalpredeterminedcontrived
Antonyms
spontaneousunplannedimpulsiveunintentionalaccidentalunpremeditated

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
premeditado
standard usage in both spoken and written Portuguese
Portugal
premeditado
standard usage; also used in legal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

premeditated murder
premeditated attack
with premeditation
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