unpremeditated
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Definition of unpremeditated
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unpremeditated
Synonyms
accidental, casual, chance, fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, unintended, unintentional, unplanned, unwitting
Antonyms
calculated, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepense, set
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Examples of unpremeditated in a Sentence
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Andrew Johnson, charged with unpremeditated murder and several offenses related to his alleged careless handling of firearms, appeared at a preliminary hearing in a courtroom on the Marine base here. — The Washington Post, Twin Cities, "Prosecution details fatal shooting of Minnesota Marine by his colleague," 23 Aug. 2019 Behenna, who was an Army Ranger in the 101st Airborne Division, was convicted of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone and sentenced to 25 years after killing Ali Mansur, a detainee and suspected al-Qaida member. — al, "Trump pardons soldier who killed Iraqi prisoner," 7 May 2019 The portrait of Stalin, however, had pronounced his final, silent verdict on her unpremeditated crimes. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "The Wolves," 2 Apr. 2018 What followed was entirely unpremeditated and extraordinary. — Violet Massie-vereker, PEOPLE.com, "Creator of #MeNext? Viral Hashtag Makes Impassioned Plea: 'Any American Student Could Be the Next Victim'," 22 Feb. 2018 The random sample communicates in one unpremeditated frame all the significance that particular person鈥檚 drive down that particular road could possibly contain. — Gideon Lewis-kraus, New York Times, "What We See When We Look at Travel Photography," 22 Sep. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unpremeditated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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