unpremeditated C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˌʌnpriˈmɛdəˌteɪtɪd/ UK /ˌʌnpriˈmedɪteɪtɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #106057 Meanings 1 adj not planned or thought out in advance; spontaneous but not necessarily accidental The outburst was unpremeditated, arising before he had time to reflect. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not planned or thought out... spontaneousimpromptuunplanned ↔ Opposites premeditateddeliberateplanned Word family Forms unpremeditately Derived forms unpremeditatedly Related forms premeditatepremeditation Etymology Formed from un- + premeditated. Premeditate comes from Latin praemeditari, 'to consider beforehand,' from prae-, 'before,' + meditari, 'to reflect.' Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unpremeditated **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnpriˈmɛdəˌteɪtɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnpriˈmedɪteɪtɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 106057 ## Meanings 1. not planned or thought out in advance; spontaneous but not necessarily accidental ## Examples - The outburst was unpremeditated, arising before he had time to reflect. ## Synonyms - spontaneous - impromptu - unplanned ## Antonyms - premeditated - deliberate - planned ## Derived Forms - unpremeditatedly ## Related Forms - premeditate - premeditation ## Etymology Formed from un- + premeditated. Premeditate comes from Latin praemeditari, 'to consider beforehand,' from prae-, 'before,' + meditari, 'to reflect.' ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown