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Intended vs Premeditated - What's the difference?

intended | premeditated |

As adjectives the difference between intended and premeditated

is that intended is planned while premeditated is planned, considered or estimated in advance; deliberate.

As verbs the difference between intended and premeditated

is that intended is past tense of intend while premeditated is past tense of premeditate.

As a noun intended

is fiancé or fiancée.

intended

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Planned.
  • * 2002', United States General Accounting Office, ''Report to congressional committees: Foreign assistance'' read at on 14 May 2006 - Funds were spent for ' intended purposes and not misused.
  • (obsolete) Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
    • (Spenser)

    Antonyms

    * unintended

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • .
  • *1899 ,
  • *:His mother had died lately, watched over, as I was told, by his Intended .
  • * 2005', Mori, on ''In Passing'' messageboard read at [ on 16 May 2006, ''Pffft'' - We both hated using that word [fiancé, and were constantly trying to use alternatives such as "betrothed" and "' intended "

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (intend)
  • * 1917', Joseph Conrad, ''Victory'' read at on 14 May 2006 - His purpose was to discover how long these guests ' intended to stay.

    • Anagrams

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    premeditated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (premeditate)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Planned, considered or estimated in advance; deliberate.
    • premeditated assault
    a premeditated act of aggression
    a premeditated breach of contract
    in the face of premeditated criminal acts
    caused by grossly negligent or premeditated infringement of duty
    There is no proof of premeditated or grossly negligent wrongdoing.

    Antonyms

    * unpremeditated

    Related terms

    * premeditating * premeditation