thought-out

[thawt-out]

adjective

1. produced by or showing the results of much thought.

   a carefully thought-out argument.

thought-out

adjective

1. conceived and developed in the manner specified

   a well thought-out scheme

Other Word Forms

• well-thought-out adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thought-out¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

I don’t have a thought-out process, which most people do.

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As the town’s main wrongheaded opportunist and gentleman pot farmer, Randy employs poorly thought-out schemes and spouts platitudes and virtues in the name of drumming up sales for his pot business, Tegridy Farms.

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"They key factor was, unlike other clubs, Liverpool presented a really thought-out vision," said Honigstein.

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As tight as a well thought-out jam-session,”Dead Outlaw” also recalls “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” the Michael Friedman-Alex Timbers musical that created a satiric historical rock show around a most problematic president.

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A lot of things that Richard did in his life were not well thought-out.”

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Related Words

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• consistent 
• credible 
• judicious 
• justifiable 
• logical 
• plausible 
• rational 
• reasoned 
• sane 
• sensible 
• sober 
• thoughtful 
• wise