- considered
- adjective
Date: circa 1677
1. matured by extended deliberative thought <a considered opinion> 2. viewed with respect or esteem
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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considered — considered; in·considered; un·considered; … English syllables
considered — index deliberate, intentional, judicious, meticulous, premeditated, prospective, solid (sound), tacti … Law dictionary
considered — *deliberate, premeditated, advised, designed, studied Analogous words: intentional, *voluntary, willful: planned, projected, schemed (see corresponding verbs under PLAN n) Antonyms: unconsidered Contrasted words: *precipitate, impetuous, headlong … New Dictionary of Synonyms
considered — [adj] deliberate, thought out advised, aforethought, contemplated, designed, designful, examined, express, given due consideration, gone into, intentional, investigated, mediated, premeditated, prepense, studied, studious, thought about, thought… … New thesaurus
considered — [kən sid′ərd] adj. 1. arrived at after careful thought; thought out 2. highly regarded; respected … English World dictionary
Considered — Consider Con*sid er (k[o^]n*s[i^]d [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Considered} (k[o^]n*s[i^]d [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Considering}.] [F. consid[ e]rer, L. considerare, sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con + sidus, sideris, star … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
considered — adjective 1 considered opinion/judgement etc an opinion based on careful thought 2 well/poorly/highly considered thought to be good, bad etc: Her paintings are very well considered abroad. 3 all things considered usually spoken used to say what… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
considered — con|sid|ered [kənˈsıdəd US ərd] adj [only before noun] a considered opinion, reply, judgment etc is one that you have thought about carefully ▪ He hadn t had time to form a considered opinion . ▪ The committee is meeting to prepare a considered… … Dictionary of contemporary English
considered — con|sid|ered [ kən sıdərd ] adjective only before noun FORMAL carefully thought about: We submitted a carefully considered response. someone s considered opinion: My considered opinion is that she should go to college first … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
considered — [[t]kənsɪ̱də(r)d[/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A considered opinion or act is the result of careful thought. → See also consider Obviously it was Anne s considered opinion that Mavis was a bold faced liar... We would hope to be able to give a considered … English dictionary
considered — UK [kənˈsɪdə(r)d] / US [kənˈsɪdərd] adjective [only before noun] formal carefully thought about We submitted a carefully considered response. someone s considered opinion: My considered opinion is that she should go to college first … English dictionary
