designed

[dih-zahynd]

adjective

1. made or done intentionally; intended; planned.

Other Word Forms

• designedness noun
• nondesigned adjective
• predesigned adjective
• well-designed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of designed¹

First recorded in 1580–90; design + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In the spring of 2011, when revolution swept the Middle East and Syrians filled the streets demanding change, Bashar al-Assad’s government set in motion a campaign of arrests designed to instill fear in the population.

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Our architecture students employ AI as a force multiplier, using it to understand how buildings are designed and respond to environmental pressure over time.

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Nvidia's GPUs, originally designed for gaming systems, have become the essential building blocks of artificial intelligence applications, with tech giants scrambling to secure them for their data centers and AI projects.

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He even wrote little primers designed to teach these children how to read.

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It was no ordinary coop, mind you, for the clever doctor had designed and built it himself.

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Related Words

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• careful 
• cautious 
• cold-blooded 
• conscious 
• meticulous 
• premeditated 
• prudent 
• purposeful 
• studious 
• thoughtful 
• willful